You would have known

I watched you today by the lamppost

as you reached down to untie

the leash of our black lab

dancing and shaking

with such excitement upon

your return

you took his face into your hands

and gently massaged his ears

he calmed, gazing into

your face with such

love and devotion

you did not see me

as I slipped away

today

yesterday

and the

day before

because if you had

you would have known

I, too, once loved you

like that


missing the mom gene