-black dog

     
a little black dog asked me to say hello, he follows          
me around in my thoughts, with a wag in his tail like       
he wants to be my friend, but when I turn around he       
just stops and stares, then looks away like he's    
pondering whether or not there's reason to be afraid           
           
so I lay on the ground and stare at clouds           
watching them play hide and seek with the Sun           
the little black dog comes closer, he sniffs my           
face then licks my ears; as I close my eyes the           
rough and wet touch of his tongue comforts me           
for a brief moment, then he's gone           
           
I cannot explain how he knows where           
to find me or why he seems to care           
that I feel so lost, but I'll always           
remember those days when a little           
black dog was there in those moments      
to remind me that when the world        
seems so wrong that if I take time to turn          
around and lay on the ground I may find      
I have a friend who understands how it feels      
at times, when you're all alone with your thoughts..