Tahoe

I see you
and I see myself
I look deep into your eyes
and it's like a mirror image.

I watch as you
play too rough
to be with the smaller ones.

I watch as you
whine and pull at your chain
wanting to run with the pack.

I watch as you
laugh and dunk yourself
in the kiddy swimming pool.

you're me
I'm you
ungainly. intelligent.
dog.
girl.
it's all the same
because
we understand each other.

-Ahem. Okay, I know I'm the hugest spaz anyone knows, but I really did identify with my neighbor's dog. She was a black lab, just barely growing up. She seemed to think she was still a puppy and didn't know how to be gentle. To me, it was like seeing myself. As Michael said, "I can't understand what you feel, but I can see you identifying with a dog." So maybe I'm the only crazy one, but I know what it feels like.-

<3 - brittany