maggie

i wake with you when the weather whips across the window

i shake like maraca with my nose inside your elbow

i quake and i cower as you coddle

coo and comfort

i am scared

and you are sad that i am scared

i bring you my leash so you take me for a walk

when we go in the car

i let you put me in the box

because i know that you know what i need more than me and

i know that you need me more than that

more than that

more than that