Thoughts

When I am with others

I have to keep them 

on a lead,

lest they frighten people.

But as we reach the woods

I release them

to scamper wildly

where they will.

Often they just run

round and round

until I have to shout

to make them stop.

As I walk through fields

they chase sheep,

dancing leaves,

or their own shadows.

I love them most

when they dive off

to investigate 

new sights and sounds.

And hate them 

when they smell

and I have to carry home

their shit.