The Dogwalkers

Dogs are easier to love than people.

—Joan Rivers

Truckle, fawn, cower, toady, shrink,

Or cringe before the latest news—

Ersatz, a substituted fraud,

Not life.  Prequel on video.

You never know how far they'll go!

I've grown to hate the endless strings

Of voices on the radio

Making sense of senseless things.

The friendly walkers with their dogs,

What do you think they really think,

Advancing calmly in the light,

Entelechy* their line of sight,

Assuming what the future brings,

Guessing it might be . . . alright?

*In Aristotle's philosophy, the soul or force that “realizes or makes actual what is otherwise merely potential” (Encyclopædia Britannica).

Friday, August 9, 2025