MEMOIRS OF A DOG BY DR SALERIAN

Memoirs Of A Traveling Dog

My name is Gus

This man my friend

Kissing hugging 

And helping me travel on a noise boat

Promise of a new life

A fresh beginning

Far away from home my Washington

No pain no misery

Plenty of sun and water

Many dog parks

Marvelous friends

Long harsh journey

Never-ending dog years

A bloody war comes

Hiroshima hot

Gigantic bombs

Relentless bombing

Taliban dogs or beasts

I trembled a lot

Mercy I prayed

Pleading guilty to sins

Never committed

Perfectly dressed lawyers

Counseling  patience  

Violent convulsions

My poor intestines

Terrified bladder

Furious and flooding

My cage Noah’s boat

And Floating

My battle won

My Greek doctor said

”Gus, you  had a bad dream”

Barking and weeping

Not speaking Greek

Making Pavarotti noises

I felt like eating my doctor

Yet I paused and  remembered

The good words of uncle

Preaching radio silence

And just listened

The good doctor

An ocean wide smile

Piercing black eyes spoke

“You delusional dog

This could never happen in America”