little black dog

a midget Labrador

she looks at me with sad eyes

and wants to go outside.

I open the door

and she’s gone again

in search of something fun

perhaps a squirrel to chase.

her mother was a dachshund

her father a black lab

now her feet sit just inches from her head

funny little girl.

she’s such a good dog

she likes the mailman, but hates squirrels

her nemesis, her Lex Luthor, villain

she must subdue him.

laying on the couch

watching me press the keys on the laptop

critiquing the work as it happens

she nods in approval.