Newfie on a Tuesday

I just want a dog

And a wife,

And kids,

And a  shivering little home on a coast.

We’ll sit in sunsets,

Watch our footprints fade

In the softly ebbing tide

And talk about how happy we are

And I’ll go to PTA meetings

Where everyone agrees

To put more money to the table

And build playgrounds instead of casinos

Yeah, I guess I want a dog,

And a wife,

 some kids,

And a dog park just down the road.

We’ll play fetch and get her coat

When the wind howls

And sing songs while she

Stomps her legs.

I really want a dog.

A wife, two kids,

And a dream

Where all of this can happen.

She’ll read my stories,

Quietly to the kids,

And we’ll dance on the balcony

at midnight.

I think I want a dog,

And a beautiful soul

And two orphans

that call me dad

and we’ll live in a community

of others like me

who dream the dreams

that I dream.