And other Poems by Edna St. Lansten McCartney
They may look tame.
Hind legs, jowls
And big brown eyes
Their tiny paws beg
Their black lips curled back
In an innocent smile.
They’ll tear your very eyes out
If the peanut doesn’t please them
And
They’re not just whistling dixie.
In the dark, cold night I flip the
channels incessantly.
41,42,43,44,45,46
Forty seven through fifty are
blocked out
They’re the bible channels
Or in Spanish.
56
It stops my heart.
Their mouths are more than
THREE QUARTERS THE SIZE
Of their head.
The backgrounds…racing, racing
Never still, faces shaking
Running, fighting
CATCH THEM ALL
Is it Superbook?
Or Pokemon?
Or Speed Racer?
Or Sailor Moon?
It doesn’t matter
It’s Japanamation
And I weep with fear.
Davey has a great Dane dog
Who speaks to him
Pearls of wisdom
Words of encouragement
Don’t Lie
Be Careful
Don’t Smart Off To Your Mom
If I told my parents that my dog
Was teaching me the tenets
Of the Lutheran Faith
They’d have me committed
And the dog put to sleep
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