Kel Simoon Azawakhs
Writings
No Ugly Words
By Rhonda Mann
No ugly words
No bullying, intimidating, or
humiliating
Just a playful, happy companion
Something to look at you with
love in its eyes
A guardian in the night
A growl that dispels the stealth
of anyone approaching your bed
Hackles and teeth
Willing to protect you like the
parents never would
Big is better
No one hits you or yells at you
When your dog is in the room
Walking without watching
In the street or in the park
Dangle a thousand dollars
In the face of a junkie
Without fear
All the while keeping the part
of you that can love alive
Learning about love
This champion of your safety
needs you
You must feed, protect and nurture
it
It will protect you if it loves
you
It will love you if you love
and care for it.
Not every person you love is
able to love and protect you
Every dog you love, is
They make it safe to sleep at
night
And after some time, the nightmares
forget to come
Big is better, more is better
They can be friendly
And still no one will chance
it.
And the people who befriend you
can only feel safe because they mean you no harm
And the part of you that can
love
That was kept alive by the love
of a dog
Can grow
Now you can learn to love people
safely
To give all that you gave to
your dog freely
Not listen for footsteps in the
hall
Because you know they will not
come to your room
And the people who you learn
to love
Will not say ugly things to you
Or bully, intimidate or humiliate
you
You have learned to look at the
dog
And find the traits you respect
and admire
Then find people that exhibit those same traits.
12/25/2002