The dogs are pretending to fight each other Sister brother friends who bite each other In slow motion their devotion to detail Acted out from tip of snout to tip of tail Shadowboxing and sparring Getting it and getting along Through their canine shadow play With a will and a skill so strong That I envy them as they Shake the ground and it is jarring But they practice every day In the desert in the dog star Their canine choreography this way Lifetime dancing partners as they are Out of instinct into the distinction of Something the lonely can only see as love Sister brother one to one another Reconciled but I am still an only child Unlike me they have someone no matter what Marisol and Bowser are so fortunate +Steven Curtis Lance Copyright MMXIV