Bark If You Love Me
The alarm sounds
loud and clear
I stretch, yawn
Glancing over I
see a lump under
the covers nary
a muscle moved,
I give him poke
he groans, I
hear a mmmmmm
Slowly I make my
way to the kitchen
I am on automatic
till coffee hits
the blood stream
The table is set
in the colors of
spring, oj poured,
paper at hand
Sitting sipping the
nectar of the gods
I wait for him to
appear
Suddenly I hear a
thump, he has arisen,
making his way to
the kitchen, I hear
a roar of a yawn,
a thump, thump, bang,
a muffled unwriteable
mumble
He walks over,
kisses the air
in my direction,
I roll my eyes
He sits also running
on automatic, reaches
for the paper, opens it
the morning has begun
His hand snakes out
for the oj he knows
will be waiting there
Pouring his coffee
I set it before him,
the cup is raised
to his mouth, a
yelp he lets out,
the cup hits the
saucer with a clatter
I hear a muffled ,
geesshhhhh thanks a lot
I sit here taking
in what I see before
me shaking my head in
wonderment
Finally not able
to stand it one
more minute I flip
the paper, knowing
he hates that
Huh, huh, what's
wrong his eyes peek
over the paper,
Eyes glaring back
I say to him, voice
raised just a tad
Do me one favor
would ya
Bark! if you love me
Copyright © Carol Grant | Year Posted 2011
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