Uphill, In the Rain

[butterflydreaming]

 You slept through the calls. Not good
because the appointment is tomorrow
but the message says
as soon as possible.
That is why you walk
uphill, in the rain,
without breakfast
or an umbrella
He weighs twenty pounds

He is not sick
or he is
That is,
he is not well
It may be a common thing
based on the common signs
but then, his age --
who can tell with a domestic predator
They take his blood
He hides behind your legs
and doesn't bite: one thing easy

You are glad for the downhill
take careful, tired steps,
in the heavy rain,
but you do what you must
for the small things you must
love.