Dog and Man

Dog and Man the man thinks he is leading the dog but the dog knows the opposite is true where the dog goes the man follows when the dog tarries the man waits patiently collecting warm souvenirs the dog left in its wake a subtle reminder of the man’s function and presence the dog has mastered all of the tricks of the trade entangling himself around impediments probing crack crevice and undergrowth for evidence of those who came before him pausing at random moments to leave his trace off the beaten path straining at the leash like a kite catching a whiff of air hoping to pull free bound off and away leaving the man holding the dangling leash