TWO WOMEN OUT FOR A STROLL ON NEW YEAR’S DAY
One had a Doberman;
The other a Chihuahua.
(This is a Found Poem.)
Look, there’s a bar open.
Let’s go in. Have a drink,
Doberwoman said.
We can't.
We've got dogs,
Chihuahuawoman said.
Just watch me.
Do as I do,
Doberwoman said.
She put on her D&G shades,
Walked boldly to the door
Where a bouncer said, Sorry,
Lady. No dogs. It’s the law.
You don’t understand,
Doberwoman said,
This is my seeing-eye dog.
A Doberman?
The bouncer asked.
Yes, they're using them now.
They're very good,
Doberwoman said.
The bouncer shrugged
And opened the door.
Across the street,
Chihuahuawoman thought
Convincing bouncer Chihuahua was seeing-eye dog may be a stretch
But whatheheck—
Wearing her DKNY shades
Strolled warily to the door—
Oops! The bouncer said,
No pets. Sorry.
You don't understand,
Chihuahuawoman said,
This is my seeing-eye dog.
A Chihuahua? the bouncer asked
Shaking his head.
A Chihuahua?
Wailed Chihuahuawoman.
They gave me a fucking Chihuahua?
By Rafiq Kathwari, a guest writer at 3 Quarks Daily.