BranchedGet the hankies out again , I didn't write this one, but it's lovely..
A Woman Needs a Dog (by Samantha Dunaway)
A woman needs a dog
at times like these
When she has watched too many
sunsets alone
and, waking to an empty pillow
in the middle of the night
and cried.
Dogs understand
the desperation we all have
to be loved, how the need of love
can make you abase yourself
and be glad of the opportunity.
A dog knows how oppresive
it can be to be alone.
yet how important it is
to be independent and strong.
They appreciate that there is a time
to play in the sun,
a time to sing to the moon,
and a time to rest your paws
on silken pillows
and wait. They know
the beauty of indolence,
and the joy of comfort in their
own skins.
And a woman with a dog
is never alone and never unloved.
Sandy xx