control this animal

can't you control this animal?

everyone asks the same question

and the dog still wonders why

as it looks to the master,

exceeding all expectations.

but he sees only a pack animal

giving the same look back,

with a dogs raw love.

unsure of what is seen

in the other's threatening unknowns.

neither wants discovered

the exchanged familiar glances

distanced, they share an experience.

to make both animals more human

from a new perspective.

one familiar and one sapien

the two add up to more.

he knows this is true;

he wants to be social;

he can be the one;

he controls the beast within;

every dog has its day.

feral or domesticated

one reaction at a time,

from personal interpretation, and

he knows he leads the way

this human and his kind

they think they are the alpha.

but the dog still wonders why,

asking can't this animal be controlled?

so the master withholds his grace