Socially Starved

My psyche

was grumbling

incessantly.

I’ve been

hungry and socially starved

for several weeks.

Like a confined dog,

I’d bark and bark,

until I was stuffed

from loads of attention.

My bones, toys, blanket,

and kibble wasn’t enough

to fill me up.

It felt fantastic

to finally

unlock my dog cage.

I was free

to feed my famished soul

with all my favourite people.

Some days,

I incessantly barked,

because I was

still socially starving

and couldn’t

curb my cravings.

Some days,

I stayed put

in my homey dog cage,

and cozied up

with my toys, kibble, bone,

and blanket.

I wasn’t a wild animal,

I was just

a socially starved dog

who was kept

in her cage

for too long.

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