06 May, 2009

Sometimes I Think

On the Relevance of Fluff

The dog sits mildly beside me
As I tap away at an unforgiving keyboard
Frowning at metaphors that won't play out

He pants and thinks deep thoughts
Or maybe shallow ones, I can never tell
But he seems, if nothing else, happy
As my hand falls away from work
To rumple his fur

I get to thinking about fluff
While I run my fingers through
His abundance of hairs
How he delights in the sensation
How little it takes to make his tail
Thump quietly on the floor

When all-important things
Are flying querulously about my head
He nudges a flocky ear against my hand
And makes me wonder if perhaps
The fluff could be the best part

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