dogs of galena
met
these two
outside
a shop
in
galena
back in october
one, the darker of the two,
belonged to a woman
the other to a man
the owners knew one another
they'd stopped to chat
when
i spotted them
i wish
i could
remember
the dogs names
the darker one
was
funny
when the woman stepped
into the store
he began to cry
like a baby
he didn't like her
being
out of his sight
she had to keep walking
to the door
and
talking to him
to keep his cries
from
escalating
reminded me
of
harry
pre dinner time
he cries
loudly
for at least 30 minutes
every evening
i have been known
to
threaten
to
have
his vocal chords
removed
