Ode to My Dogs
by Lizet Alvarez

Last morning
they came
to wake me up
lift me up
with their loud barking
as if it was raining outside
amidst crashing thunder.
They looked scared
but they were only hungry
again.
I thought there was a thunderstorm
but it was only the sound
of stomachs growling.
Here come my dogs
wagging their tails
as hyper and energetic
as little monkeys.
They run fast
up and down
stairs
as fast as cheetahs
but they are evil deep inside
at the same time
as they are cute.
Evil
like a mad scientist
distorting nature.
Yet I still love
these little devils;
one as short
but long like a hot dog,
the other
a labrador
gold as the sun.
My two dogs
help give me life.