ALONE ON THANKSGIVING AT 52
JUST ME AND MY DOG CHINTU
SOMEONE SAID YOU DONT GET THE DOG YOU WANT
YOU GET THE DOG YOU NEED
HE CAME ALL THE WAY FROM INDIA
AND HE IS A MONGREL OF EASTERN BREEDS
CHINTU IS MY ONLY FRIEND TODAY
EVEN IF HE JUST WON’T OBEY
HE HOGS THE COUCH
AND IS A GRUMPY GROUCH
BUT HIS SOFT BROWN EYES GAZE AT ME
AS IF TO SAY
I LOVE YOU
TODAY IS OUR DAY
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L. Erin Giangiacomo
I'm a writer because I can't hold a job and I have no friends. B.A. English Literature, J.D.
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