Archives :: John Sweet

each dog needs a name

Appeared in the 1999-2004 issue.

the poems are dogs
and
the hand holds the whip

this feels true

and each dog needs
a name
and each face a scar

and some of us are
more willing to give than
receive

others
tilt their heads back
eagerly

expose the throat like
a sacred gift

wait to see the future
in whatever pours
from the wound

View bio information and additional poems published in Half Drunk Muse on the author's main archive page.