There is heavy breathing and legs that multiply to compromise the comfort of every position. Why are these dogs drawn to you when you want most is to lay upon a mattress of no guilt and no responsibility?

The breathing settles into a mere hum only to have the oxygen bullied by the silent gas that strikes an assault with every breath. Should not have fed them treats of fatty meat otherwise thrown away. But this breathing and these legs and these smells belong to animals that were taken in and have inserted themselves right alongside the youngest family member expecting to be equal. So goes another night of sacrificing selfish time for space in which another is given room and love.

06/18/12