Children, Like Puppies
My attention span is bouncy today
as the dog’s tail
as she trots a pace ahead,
stopping to sniff the latest
reminder that a world of other canines
lies just beyond her yard,
yet…
for a fraction of an instant
it lingers long enough to realize
that
children,
like puppies,
sense a similar expanse,
and will someday, as parental
leashes slacken,
wander out to make their own
deposit on the world.
On down the road,
I wonder,
will blooms appear where they
have trod,
or will they return with tails
between their legs,
“perfumed” with what they’ve
rolled in?
There is a reason for teaching
young dogs new tricks,
and children to lick their
wounded egos
till they master themselves.
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