lame dog
he has three legs
& a smoker’s cough
but he don’t sweat it
lame dog
chases cockeyed pigeons
& sneezes at the sun
gnarly butt-wagged tail
lame dog
he don’t lick the hand
that give the medicine
‘cos he got self-respect
but lame dog
always shakes paw
even if it makes him
plop on his butt
by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2023
unbolt me 
I have a story for you about a boy and his dog in India, the boy taken from his home, his grandfather’s, by his parents no outer contact allowed whatsoever. In a custody dispute, who ever considers the pain of the dog losing their child? Is it enough for the dog to do what we all suspect they do with us but have not yet outright spoken about it? That’s come into our dreams. “The System Failure” a photo-poem at Harm’s End WordPress com
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Yes, the dog is surely losing in this sad situation too. It’s a good point, Donny.
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Enjoy the poem and photo!
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Thank you so much!
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Love the picture and the poem! 😊
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Thank you! 😄
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Huge respect for your every effort, you did a great work here.
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Thank you, Asif! 🙂
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Tony,
Love the story and the image. Very down to earth.
Thanks, Gary
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Thanks, Gary! 😄
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Awww sound like a cutie pie.
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He totally is! RUFF! 😛
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Doggerel verse works well enough.
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Ba-dum-TISH! 😆
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I love lame dog, feels so close to me
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Agreed! They ROCK! 🤘
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Seems to me lame dog’s better mannered than many folks I meet 🙂
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That’s the funny thing about dogs. They usually are better mannered than most folks! 😛
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Sometimes I feel like that dog
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I totally get what you mean! I feel that too!
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