I want a dog who is a big fat coward like me
And barks only behind thick glass television screens
Face to face his tail is between his legs
And he looks away from dogs half his size
He hides under the bed during storms
And licks robbers on the knees
He is a companion that knows what it is to fear
To envy the bravado of the brawny action star
When your only catchphrase is trembling
My dog bounds into the foggy recesses I forgot exist
No longer in sight
I hear him bark and claw at the echoes within