Bark If You Love Me

The alarm sounds
loud and clear
I stretch, yawn

Glancing over I
see a lump under
the covers nary
a muscle moved,
I give him poke
he groans, I
hear a mmmmmm

Slowly I make my
way to the kitchen
I am on automatic
till coffee hits
the blood stream

The table is set
in the colors of
spring, oj poured,
paper at hand

Sitting sipping the
nectar of the gods
I wait for him to
appear

Suddendly I hear a
thump, he has arisen,
making his way to
the kitchen, I hear
a roar of a yawn,
a thump, thump, bang,
a muffled unwritable
mumble

He walks over,
kisses the air
in my direction,
I roll my eyes

He sits also running
on automatic, reaches
for the paper, opens it
the morning has begun

His hand snakes out
for the oj he knows
will be waiting there

Pouring his coffee
I set it before him,
the cup is raised
to his mouth, a
yelp he lets out,
the cup hits the
saucer with a clatter
I hear a muffled ,
geesshhhhh thanks alot

I sit here taking
in what I see before
me shaking my head in
wonderment

Finally not able
to stand it one
more minute I flip
the paper, knowing
he hates that

Huh, huh, what's
wrong his eyes peek
over the paper,

Eyes glaring back
I say to him, voice
raised just a tad

Do me one favor
would ya

Bark! if you love me