I know that you're just a dog
But every time you whine,

My ears perk up.
In the most peculiar way.

I like to call it,
My offical
Mom-spidey-sense.

It's how I know which whine
Means what.

It's how I know when,
Your teeth hurt
You want to play
You need water
You just want to snuggle.

I know you're just a dog.
But, God.
I wish you were human.

If you weren't just a dog.

Well then,

I wouldn't have
To watch you waste away.