Couldn’t we have gone to the zoo
just one more time, on another
lazy afternoon by ourselves

and couldn’t we stop by the
polar bear tank for a few minutes
longer than the seals because you knew
they were my favorite

couldn’t we take a picture,
couldn’t we upload them

I still see his strong paws
lifting him effortlessly out
of the manmade lake which
is supposed to make him feel
like he’s home.