The High School Years: Poems from an Average American Teenager

"Brian Chesterfield Lee"

A simple wag of your tail

And a stretch

You are woke!

Not because you are no longer sleepy

But because I am woke.

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A friend like no other,

Always willing to play.

Jumping into my lap,

Always willing to stay

With me.

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We argue like all friends

And just like all friends we make up

Cause you don't hesitate to rollover your feelings

Your're my little forgiving pup

And companion

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Walking when I walk

Staring when I eat

Running when I run

And resting at my feet

Like I like.

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We both have a troubled past

But God had us convene

To begin a bond that will last

However long that may mean

And long I hope it is

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You wag and I smile

I'm am skinny and you're fat

For our species we're both short

And that is that

And that's all the matters

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Brian the behaved

Brian the restrained

Brian the insatiable

Brian the ardent

Brian the noiseless.

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Brian the food connoisseur

Brian the quadruped

Brian and his toys

And Brian and his bed

And Brian, the dog.

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And Brian my friend!

April 22, 2010