Monday, January 11, 2021

SLEEPING DOGS DON'T LIE

What sort of 
human, however 
ingenuous, could claim 
never to be envious
of that platonic 
circle a dog makes 
when napping? 
Who—if she truly 
valued amity 
over everything—
wouldn't suppose 
a circuit so perfect-
ly completed
to be the pleasantest 
method for 
generating dreams?
What skinflint 
or curmudgeon 
wouldn't trade
in a second 
his most precious asset 
(be it gold 
or maliciousness)
for that dexterous 
capacity for repose 
that's so seamless?