Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

Being Watched by Dogs

two dogs sit at my feet watching me type
they are my staff, Buddy and Beau
They follow me around as if they are ducklings
and I am their mama duck

they would cram themselves into the bathroom
if I let them
but I don’t
this mama duck has limits

I am thinking about making them bacon for breakfast
but they also like turkey and ham
we like feeding our babies up
Daddy duck and I

They follow him around if I am not home
Which has only happened three days in a year
and will not happen again for another year
in the meantime, they are on guard
watching me, making sure I do not leave
as I just returned home

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Darlene De Beaulieu September 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM Hello Caren, your dogs are very attached to you. they rthdr you stay in. Hugs. /Darlene/ Darlene De Beaulieu September 17, 2025 at 10:59 AM Hello Caren, Oh! yes i do think that is possible. they are very close to you. Guarding you. Hugs. /Darlene/ Caren Krutsinger September 17, 2025 at 4:12 AM my dogs are my guardians, my angels , possibly my parents reincarnated