Watch dog Imperious Serious Deadly serious Nothing gets by him Snarling, growling, sniffing Saliva drooling He watches Nothing gets by him Steely eyed Laser beams Like x rays Looking, dissecting, inspecting Ready, oh so ready To pounce Ney attack Rush like a stampeding elephant And stomp any semblance of meaning Or utterance 24/7 and he’s long serving Going way back To when I was so very small And didn’t know it was not ok to just say Say what…say what? I know not But it must have been important Because I bought this dog Snarling, drooling….ever ready to pounce.