puppy love

chasing ya thru
the kennels lickin
my wounds i'm
rescued the new
addition curled up
on the carpet head
inclined to receive
your scratch behind
the ear counting
the years in bunches
snarling at the ones
i implicitly mistrust
because of the smell
they leave on you
because of the words
that make my hair
stand on end
if i am led away
from home check
the tag on my tongue
it says i'm a guide
in training it says
send me home 
to one waiting for me
it says this pup
can't get enough
and i will sleep
at your feet
if it helps you dream