Whose dogs these are I think I know;
but they're unfamiliar to the ones in my tow,
as we start through the gate with growls
and doggy teeth in threatening show.
Good fences may make good neighbors, but
Dogs find them annoying as hell. So what
is a neighbor to do here? Tip a hat and tug
like mad until dogs pass by and gate is shut?
The doggies might think it queer
and mistake my hesitance for fear,
which as we know they easily sense;
so i avoid their rabid leer.
And say something soothing
to my neighbor like "Nothing
to worry about, Eric!" which through tense
muscles he acknowledges my untruthing.
But after grimaces and growls defuse
and a latching clank finally ensues;
a sense of post gate calm descends
as we bid our nervous adieus.
Happy Birthday, Gomez!
