Dog Days 2/30

April is National Poetry Month. This year, I'm trying to write thirty poems around the theme, "Dog Days." Today's effort is a poem in two voices, a sort of conversation between me and my dog. It's just a first draft, and it needs some revision, but at least I tried.

                                          I Waited For You
                                     A Poem In Two Voices

This morning I left before dawn hit the ground running
	I laid on your bed in the spot shaped like you and waited for you
I sat through three meetings dug into data monitored progress
	I moved to the couch growled at the squirrels and waited for you
I read seventy essays taught three writing classes conferred with the masses
	I followed the sun dozed on the deck and waited for you
I went to Spanish stopped at the store picked up a few groceries
	I let my boys feed me splashed in the water dish and waited for you
I push open the front door unzip my boots I want my couch.
	I hear you upstairs fly into a frenzy I’ve waited for you.
It's time for our walk!