Small face, looks up quietly

Wagged by the tail

As I tie you to the box

And walk inside,

Two creatures separated by walls

Two creatures separated by training

We didn’t know each other

Yet we were too well acquainted

Lessons taught were harshly learned

For both of us,

But you remained,

And I didn’t understand.

Perhaps, when my body is empty

And there is no more earth

They will place me beside you

With an arm across your shoulder

And we can sleep as you wanted

A dog and his human