escher poetry — [α]

when i a boy
dog there

cat too

more

i grew
i left
i took no pet

other students
a dog

i could not leave
a dog
a day                    alone

wrong

so
i’ve never
dog

were i woman
dog
guards

colleagues
with dog
me    no

i workplace none
some fear dog
some allergy dog

i’d never
let dog
empty day

now i telecommute
i’d have dog
were my wife’s childhood
sweeter

i still like dog
i still
none