Andy’s dog Wynona is a knockout chocolate lab with a great temperament albeit an obsession with fetching.

and she reminds me of the tiny, white hairs on the black legs of my jeans that betray your dog

who slept with me last night whiile we dreamed of being in bed with you.

What it would say if it could would be delicious. It would slip around your lips like fingers tongues and teeth and cry at its loss of identity. Longing for it and whispering just the one thing:

“Give it to me”