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The Mask and the Dog
June 24, 2011
I stare in resigned disgrace
At the disheveled kitchen
Bits of trash
Littering the white stone-cold floor.
My dog pacing
Tail down
Meek in shame and sorrow
But still whining
His big brown eyes
Staring morosely into my eyes.
He knows
That I won’t punish him
That I wish I could get down on the floor
With him
And shrink in my sorrow.
I wish
I could tear through my anger
Like he does.
But I can’t
All I can do
Is face my pity
And self sorrow
And mask my fears
For the rest of the world.
© Alexia G., Aberdeen, SD
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