Fish bone
Beautiful and bare
Lying abandoned on the sidewalk
Carrying salty pleasures
And stories of the sea.
I’ve wanted you for days.
I’ve drooled and pulled
On the leash with which
I attach
My human to my mighty body
So as not to lose her.
I’ve wanted you so bad.
I’ve dreamt of you at night.
Fantasized, wondered, longed, and plotted.
What can I say?
I’m a covetous bitch!
I’ve agonized at the thought
Of another dog
Getting you.
I’ve waited,
Casting covetous glances
Each time I saw you
Shining there
Alone
On the sidewalk
Your smell
Inviting me.
Today finally,
Oh joy of joys,
I held you
In my powerful jaw
For a second
I will always remember.
You were mine, mine, mine
But were you really?
“No!” said the human,
That jealous little bitch!
“No no!”
Yet she didn’t dare
Insert her dainty paw into my mouth
Because, to be honest,
I bit her once,
Bit her hard,
Cracked her tiny bird-like bones
The way I was hoping
To crunch you
Between my teeth.
She shook me,
That stubborn beast,
Untrainable breed,
Crazy monster
That she is!
She shook me and I dropped you
Piece by piece.
She dragged me
Away
But at least I know now
No other dog can have you.
As for me
She fed me
Diet dog food.
And it was good.
So good
I even wondered
Why crave the thrill
Of the forbidden
When you have
A good life here
At home?
Am I perhaps a treacherous bitch?
I licked the human’s finger,
Unbroken,
And I resolved to love her
Despite her many flaws.
