prince dog

there exists my charmed familiar,
scuffed & clever bundled atoms
    carved from some ancient tale
his short tail
    ... is joy
present in wags & wiggles
this bundle draped in white wired fur
my familiar
he has pulled me from the brink
untied my lashed wrists from train tracks

unlocked my cage
nudged from numb number numbest & perilous cliffs
warmth against cool
lassie to timmy
silver to lone ranger
humor disguised as ... well. no.
he doesn't have the bones of subterfuge
he is what he is; 
a twelve year old boy-prince bewitched as a terrier
loving kettle corn

squirrels 

sunshine
and me
my familiar 
     this ancient tale--this fairy curse
rests upon this dog with 

heart
and
mirth