The Neighbor's Dog

The neighbor's dog is a pacifist
Which, I mean, doesn't bother me
Accept, I'm concerned for the lack of noise

I walk by the yard
I stare at him
He stares at me
I feel a kinship
He licks himself
I keep walking

This is our relationship

Do I wish for something better?
Of course
I seek the furthest distance I can travel
With each of my relationships
But the fact of the matter is
This is where we are

Myself and the neighbor's dog

But then last night...

I felt a universal tug

Tug, tugging
At me
And I knew
That was the neighbor's dog
Asking me to come see him
Asking me to come sit for awhile
And lay down our differences
And just be creatures of the world together

So I threw on my kaftan
And my healing cold ruby necklace
That a shaman from Arizona gave me
On a nature walk-Memorial Day brunch
And I hopped the fence
That divides our houses
And our lives

And I met with the neighbor's dog

There was no speaking
Because I am fluent in silence
And the neighbor's dog
Is an animal
That is incapable of speech

At least, speaking from the mouth
Not the soul
Oh no, my friends
For his soul is quite the chatterbox

I pet his tummy
I ate his food
I peed on that fence
That keeps us apart
And he...looked at me in disgust

Or at least, I assume it was disgust
I've seen that face many times
Granted, it's always been on my father, but still...

I went home that night
Feeling like a bond was made
And then lost

All because two creatures
Met and connected
And then one of them
Peed on a fence

There's a deep, personal meaning locked inside
That story

But alas, I do not have the key
To unlock it

But that dog
That tender heart known as Snickers

He knows what's up