Little Dogs

little dogs like to think they can

take on the world and buffalo the big dogs

they think they stand ten feet tall

and walk in the clouds, they do,

but for all their noise they’re just cream puffs

a sweet snack when the big dogs come to roost

so I keep my little guy on a tight leash

and hope he never gets loose from me

if he does, I know he’ll find the meanest

dogs in the neighborhood to challenge

and they’ll have a barking match through the fence

and by the time I scoop up my ankle biter,

he’ll have told those big dogs where to go

and maybe how to get there and I’m just thankful

that he doesn’t get any further down the road