Puppy Poetry

I read a poem in school today.

 

While the lab-coated teacher broke out

her agèd dissection kit,

all I wanted to do was

pounce on the poem like

it was my dog

and give it a crushing hug,

saying:

 

“I just love you so much,”

 

and smother its cheeks

with sloppy kisses until

its tail wagged and

it licked the tip of my nose--

 

I’d feel the air.