Hey, loves. On Day 17 of National Poetry Month, the prompt is to think about dogs you have known, seen, or heard about, and then use them as a springboard into wherever they take you. Here’s my poem:

Day 17 - DOGS 

By Farah Lawal Harris

I’m supposed to write about dogs, 

but all I can think of is 

if we had paws and four legs, 

would we suffer less? 

Maybe curly fur instead of 4c coils, 

a bark for someone else’s danger, 

and acceptance of having a master 

would save us from disaster. 

All I can think of is if we had paws…

Man, hell nah! 

Why I need to chow down

when I wear a crown?

I shouldn’t have to be a pet

to be seen as excellent.

Oh, how excellent 

we creatures were all made to be. 

No disrespect to dogs,

I just want 

respect

for me.