Since I wrote about my little dog yesterday, I might as well share an earlier poem which she inspired.
Hair Standing Up
By Larry R. Linville
The hair stands up on her back.
No, she’s not an ugly woman,
She is my dog.
She doesn’t do it when she’s scared
Or bored
Or happy.
She only does it when she’s angry.
She barks at the dogs next door
When they get too close to our lawn.
What makes that hair stand up?
Is it a chemical reaction?
Is it bad for her health?
When I see what anger does to humans
I can only wonder if it’s good for my dog.
When you get angry
And you bark out bad words
And you try to run others away.
Just picture your self
With hair standing up on your back
And see if that’s what you want
To have happen to you.
© Copyright 2007 Larry Linville (UN: larrylinville at Writing.Com).
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1 comment:
I hope it's not bad. Buddies hair stands up even when he's sleeping.
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