hey mister can I pet your dog
he is the one from down the street
the one everyone seems to be afraid of
the one without teeth
barking at bare legs and packages
and pissing on anything plastic
he doesn’t know where you’ve been
but if you open up your window for a second
he’ll figure it all out
and on the next go round he’ll zero right in
better than any old bloodhound
august two thousand sixteen
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I know this guy! In my neighborhood, his name is Pepper!
That’s funny! Ours is named Chester!
HAHAHAHA! Chester is so cute!
I think he can smell fear.