CANINE IS GONE

CANINE IS GONE

Erle Frayne Argonza y Delago

They took him away from me

This canine friend of mine

Whose time a-living was tied up to me

We were one a-corded knot

When ‘twas of tender age ‘twas one

Nurtured by me with a peer’s affection

Upon its

Bathing

Tanning

Defacating

Urinating

I was there on the dot for these tasks

So was there this loving canine to police

The night for kins and myself

Gone it is, stolen

So is the cord broken

And my heart beaten.

[Writ. 15 May 91, Cubao, Quezon City, M.Manila]