Dog Death Poems

Out the Window 


Summer sun
Blaze flames of fury 
Amongst smoke and ashes 
On barbecue pits
Around the corner 
On dog days

The brightest star 
Cling closest to...

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The Tank 

On empty, we drove on. 
There was no place to stop anyway. 
We got in the car before dawn, 
the kids in the...

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A Stranger Called

The first time, she was angry. 
I have no idea why. 
Was there a reason to be had, 
or did she just make...

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Woof 
Translated: small package

Four legs, four paws, big jaws, 
fancy ears and a long tail. 
My dog is from the pound. 
What did I expect?

He...

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The Journey

I take you places, here and there, 
Some you do not want to go…to. 
It is better than being from. 
So I keep taking...

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The Dog in the Dark

You heard us coming, 
so you grabbed your children, 
to shield your pathetic, worthless life.

Suicide vest, 
Small ones…crying. (all… innocent go...

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Oh My

Politics.
Bad subject. 
I don’t even like to talk about it. 
I don’t like to vote. 
I don’t want to be involved. 

All those commercials...

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Spin N Win

Fire in the hole. 
The bills are not paid. 
Things are out of control. 
The horse broke his leg, 
but they did not...

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Perseus, St George, James Bond
You kept mining the opals of
My pre-history
Your methods were unkind
Red-inked calligraphy of my skin
Was a foreign language to you

The ocean sun...

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I was out walking in the park

When something grabbed me from the dark

I felt its fangs tear into my flesh

I could smell the blood, sickly...

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It hasn’t been so long, you know.
Since I saw, your small eyes aglow.
. . . They smiled a little smile for me.

You had your joy,...

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Holidaze

Shuffle forward from October 1st to the end of the year. 
One holiday after another. Yet, I tell you… embrace them. 
Do not be concerned...

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The Fashion Zebra

I am a flake. 
That is the term for people that do not follow through. 
It may not be fair. I have spent...

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The New Preacher, 
“Hear My Words”

Are you listening. 
I am saying things very clearly. 
You need to keep trying. 
Are you talking to me?
Am I...

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The Garden at Grandma’s

The house is quiet, the chores are all done. 
We have gathered in the place out back. 
There is pit for a...

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Mirror Mirror

Do not lie. I know that you want to. 
I know that you may need to.  
I am broken, and soon…
You will be...

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Dark Times

Times we celebrate, to be who we are not. 
Bleak times, diseased remembrances. 
Why?
You know.
You know because deep inside…

You have hid under a blanket...

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A Wedding Day

Cleaning the church is a privilege. 
I go every Saturday, humbly to serve. 
It is not a boast, it is small gratitude paid,...

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Today is Enough

The morning came early. 
In fact I was up all night. 
I watched the coming and going…
of the stars.

God’s work ever at hand,...

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Rule Breaker

Risk taker, warrior maker…
Stand tall. 
He is with you. 
Do not fear, what they may say…
as they would say it any way, 
if you...

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