A vague and secondary feeling
Unkempt and untrusting
Creeping through my head
Like an uninvited stranger
And yet so familiar
Just as I’m feeling good
about myself and my world
The black dog bites me
A subtle reminder
Of his taut, choking leash
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You have so much light in you
sometimes you can even glow
That black dog wants a piece of you
probably you already know
It needs to be quiet and to be alone
so show it the way back to the cave
it needs to be docile and trained
it’d be better for him learn to behave.
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Cool poem, LeeSoyer! Thanks for sharing 😊
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