Favorite Girl

A dog barks its need to play -

A heated plea to please the day.

An owner groans its need to sleep -

Burrowing deep, beneath the sheets.

A dog must do what must be done -

Fearsome teeth, slobbering tongue.

The owner fights, and tries to hide -

The dog barks, bites, begs and cries.

The owner caves to stow the whines -

The dog cackles, licks and knows it’s time.

Warm socks are nestled upon cold toes

while a cold face is licked and booped by a warm nose.

The dog squeaks a toy while its owner zips a black jacket -

A leash is acquired, and the dog immediately drops the Jack Rabbit.

Secured to her harness, her owner opens the world -

They may battle every morning, but at the end of every day,

she will always be her owner’s favorite girl.