stark smiles
tall miles
token words

a genuine
moment missed
a pat on a son's head
a yes
you are beautiful
unsaid

A smirk a
deserted look
a lost remembering
a  promise missed
a lone day
you will regret

The kiss you remiss
a day you walked thru
dreamily
the son or daughter  
last love
who no
longer

remembers you.

Now,
you bark
growl
hiss.