Lawrence Hall
Mhall46184@aol.com
Cuddly Carnivores
Why do we humans
cuddle carnivores
Give names to yapping
little quadrupeds
Who growl at
socks and shoes and closet doors
And rumple all the
covers on all the beds?
What possible
use is a dachshund pup
Who chews
whatever her tiny teeth reach
And what doesn’t
digest comes right back up -
Little dogs are
impossible to teach!
But in my arms
my Astrid softly snores:
That’s why we
cuddle baby carnivores
