Puppy love

That's the thing,
with puppies --
it's not always easy to know
which end is up,
especially when they're fluffy:
you might reach out to pet
what you thought was a furry head
and get a furry rump instead.
Which doesn't mean we love them
any less or any more;
we just walk them, and scratch them,
toss their balls and feed them,
and rejoice
in their undiscriminating
unconditional
love.


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