Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 1983, Page 74

Description:	• * • ** .\\B. J. FlanderS4A dogs daySteve CooperA dogs day is starting,And as the family stirs from their beds, he stirs also,hoping, longing, waiting for affection,And as the family dresses and cleans themselves, hewatches and follows each member, hoping for a smalllove pat,And as the mother cooks the family breakfast, he smellsthe soft aroma of the popping bacon and steaminghotcakes,And as the children set the small table, he studies thehuman food as it is moved from skillet to plates to thetable, wishing,And as the family eats their food, he watches itdisappear, all of it, wondering if there could havebeen enough for one more,And as the family finishes, he receives the cold, smallremaining pieces of juicy, delicious bacon from theyoung, now loved boy,And as the family leaves, he looks mournfully after asthe lock on the door goes click, and he is alone.After they have gone, to where he knows not, heprances across the cold kitchen floor to his very ownfood bowl.And as he nibbles the cold, stale tasting food, he noticeshis water has been forgotten to be filled,Wonders how long it will be before it is filled,Wonders how long it will be before the affectionate onesreturn,Wonders if they will return,Wonders if they will be affectionate this night.He is awakened by the opening of the door and thelaughter of the two children,He greets them heartily by jumping on them and lickingthem,He is given pats and rubs of endearment, then they tellhim to go away, theyre busy,He feels rejected, but soon the mother will return, andshe will be affectionate.The mother returns but is not affectionate,She is busy,She has no time for him,She must prepare the evening supper for the others,She does not care perhaps?She glances at his empty water bowl,She fills it to the top, although she doesnt clean it,She cares,The father returns, and again the family eats,This time there is enough for one more,The family then sits before the light and sound box,The family goes to their beds to rest until tomorrow,He is forbidden to be upon their beds so he lies onthe floor, unshielded from the air, wondering.74 Creativity
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