Hi Friends,
In the interest of impartial fairness, I present to you Ozzie’s response to my previous editorial, “Ozzie Is a Very Bad Dog”.Stash
A Rebuttal
I read your poem the other day
And was surprised at the things
You had to say.
(Yes… even a dog has feelings.)
What exactly was my sin?
Losing your love…
When did that begin?
(Though we’ve had our ups and downs, I never saw this one coming.)
Didn’t I always wag my tail
When you came in…
And without fail.
(Maybe a meaningless gesture to you but it meant a lot to me.)
Remember when I chased the ball?
Didn’t I go running,
When you called?
(I’m not really into balls but I pretended… for you. Remember how you laughed?)
Sure, I chewed the occasional shoe
But never once
Did I bite you.
(Hm-m-m-m… maybe once but I was high on rawhide and that day’s all a bit dim.)
Sadly our frolicking is forgotten…
All the sweet times…
Now turned rotten.
(Were those years we shared really just a sham?)
Hey… what’s that in your hand?
Is that my leash?
“Walkies”?! Why… you da man!
(You really do love me after all! Dr. Phil says that most couples go through these rough patches.)
Stash 6/13/13