Eight-line Poems

A Dog's Life

A Dog’s Life

Oh, I’ll stick with you,
though the signs are not auspicious;
it hasn’t rained in ages
and sitting there won’t change that.
A bad place to settle,
as even a cat would know,
but I signed on the line
and dogs don’t break the contract.


Line count: 8
Free verse
For Express It In Eight, 09.14.22
Prompt: As per illustration.