Dog

Our dog Rosie
Sits looking up at
Me waiting wistfully
For I know not
What
As
I
Have
Already
Fed her,
Yet she yelps
Tosses her head
Jumps up to put her
Feet on my lap and turns
Her head to one side,
I am unaware of
Why she does
This but I am
Beginning to
Think she
Wants
My attention
Just because
I love her.
How strange to
Be loved by another
Sentient being who
Depends on us
For their
Happiness.
I am bemused,
Is this the same
Reflection women
Must feel about
The over-
Attentive
Man
They
Choose
To love.