Just a Dog no way

They say I am just a dog and that I have nothing much to relay

But let me tell you otherwise I understand everything you say

I just like to keep you guessing and thinking I am just having fun

But really I win all the time and keep you on the run 

I have so many ways in which I talk to you, I bark a lot and chew on things, like that brand new leather shoe

I have a way I use my eyes to make you understand, that I want that food you munching on in your hand

I use my tail to accentuate my need for a hug, and I will sit there looking until you it does bug

I use my wobble to say I am excited you are here, for there is nothing I like better than to have you close my dear

I then use the sounds that melt your heart, that soft little moan I use, surely lights in your heart a fuse.

And then I use the one thing that makes you understand, I sit on your lap and kiss you so that you feel like you are floating in never land

I then make use of the bed so soft and snuggle in with you, for if I didnt on a winter night your toes would certainly turn bright blue. 

So you see I have a lot to say and the play is just some extra to brighten your day, I speak and understand so easily to you and listen to what you say. 

Just a Dog NO WAY.

(Julie Schofield)

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I would like to thank Julie Schofield (http://julieandherdogs.tripod.com/mypoems/) for her kind permission to publish her poem on my blog.