Old Dog

Sometimes I look into your eyes

and the you that I’ve known for years

     is not there

You are somewhere I can’t follow

What do you see?

What do you feel?

What is going on in that aging brain?

Standing in corners

Hugging cabinets

Housebreaking rules gone

Forgetting to eat

Wandering around the house

     day after day

     night after night

What are you looking for?

Are you trying to tell me something

I don’t want to hear?