I wish I had more friends
like dogs
Friends who bark
at any hint of danger
and lick your food
so you know it’s safe
Dogs are loyal friends
who don’t leave your side
and only care
That if you are happy,
they are happy
Maybe my friends
Should be dumb,
Friends who
Say nothing
And don’t fill your head
with nonsense
They just listen,
Tails wagging
or occasionally,
with an empathetic sigh.
Friendships are
What you give to them,
So maybe
I should be a friend
More like a dog
But then,
Remembering,
How that leaves my heart
empty inside --
The illusion that I’m only
Being used by them
Exploited for love
And companionship
With little
But a pat on the head,
“That’s a good girl”.
No doubt,
It would be far easier
To be a better human
If I were a dog.
What better kinds of friends we could be?