The Neighbor's Dog By John Yamrus

The neighbor’s dog

is

old

and

deaf.

she

sleeps all day,

pees

on the rug

and

throws up

every chance she gets.

I

promise

I won’t do that poet thing

and

compare

myself to her.

I can’t.

I’m

not yet deaf,

and

it’s been weeks

since I even came close

to

peeing on the rug.

About John Yamrus:

Since 1970 John Yamrus has published 25 volumes of poetry, 2 novels and one volume of non-fiction. He has also had nearly 2,000 poems published in print magazines around the world. Selections of his poetry have been translated into several languages, including Spanish, Swedish, French, Japanese, Italian, Romanian, Albanian, Estonian and Bengali. His poetry is taught in numerous colleges and universities. His latest book, MEMORY LANE, a look back at his childhood growing up in a Pennsylvania coal mining community in the 1950s, is a highly anticipated addition to his published work.

 

His website is: http://www.johnyamrus.com