Faux Pas

Even at play with your own best friend,

it’s inappropriate to grab tail.

You can see it in his eyes, disappointment

bordering on disgust, not quite anger,

but it could go there

if you grab again while he’s staring in your eyes.

So you wait for him to turn,

then you snatch and pull.

He spins around, Bow-Wowzer,

and there’s that look anew.


(May, 2013)