Dog lift
John G. Young, M.D.
Dog's lift their legs
To hydrants and mailboxes ,
Their tails to boys and girls
Their heads to sounds--
Or sometimes just an ear.
Dogs lift the spirits
Of those who need them
And the ire of those
Who don't.
Dogs lift, like elevators,
Bringing you up and down
And sometimes they make you wait,
Or hold you up between floors.