dogs outside at night
stare into darkness
standing there like
living breathing dog statues
what do they see? what do they think they see?
we stare into darkness
see things that aren’t there
don’t see things that are
staring back into our souls
spindly trees look at us curiously I’m sure
night wearing a chapeaux of uncertainty
in the darkness all cats are tigers
moving like jungle cat
bears stalk the unsuspecting
bears in chicago
bears in the woods
bears in the air
go inside, close the door
keep out the unwanted
if it were only that easy
