Saturday, July 13, 2024

a scolded dog April 20, 2012


She comes back to me in the library

catches me speaking to an artist

 and I think she is mad.

I'm supposed to be here for her, not him

maybe she's just a wee bit jealous

when he says he makes his living doing his art

and she can't -- this show and tell

more horse show than it all seems on the surface,

who is more important than whom

she needs to be on the top of the heap

 with me here to document her fame, not his,

maybe I'm just a wee bit ashamed,

feeling as if I betrayed her when I really didn't,

 feeling as I failed to do what she needs me to do,

and I get humble again and sad,

 thinking I might not get what

 I want most from her

 if I betray her again,

I follow behind her like a scolded dog.

 


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