Just To Be Sure

this great dog pushes the door open to his boys' room its dark boys away again now he stands close to the bed and takes a breath of his boy gone now for too long still his bed is fragrant for this friend waiting home softly he pads to the laundry back to the door just to be sure there's no sign no happy step no crack of excitement in the air no boy yet but soon deep deep breathing out he goes sits on the landing looking out just to be sure