Drawing by Judith Wolfe
Chris Parsons

Poem


      MAN'S BEST

      You can tell a lot
      about people from their dogs.
      Adults barking territorially at offspring.
      Homeless men dragging string leads
      past guard dog's sharp gates.

      You can tell a lot
      about dogs from their people.
      Snarling pit-bulls guard snarling punks.
      Solid Labrador helps solid labourer.
      Designer pooches accessorize designer purses.

      You can tell a lot
      about people to their dogs.
      “Stay close to him tonight,
      the other chair is empty-
      she is never coming back”.


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