knives, forks, and greasy old spoons

the sight of the silent dogs shook
him up, left him sad, drooling.
the dogs were usually so loud,
so boisterous. now, they
were silent. sitting
in the middle of the
street and brooding. their
tongues out, and
not even a drop of saliva
dripping.
**
the slinky sexy big-dicked young man
woke from this dream
sad, nervous, twitchy.
it was a dream he'd been
having a lot recently.
nearly every night, it
seemed. he didn't own
a dog. never had owned
a dog. didn't want
to own a dog.
didn't really like
dogs.
**
when talking with
his psychologist,
the slinky sexy big-dicked young man
said, "i'm still having
that dog dream, the one
where there's just a bunch
of dogs sitting around
in the street, and they
are very very quiet.
in the dream, i know that
they used to be loud
and boisterous,
but now, they're just
quiet. it's a real
sad-feeling kind of
dream. a real
downer of a dream."
the psychologist,
a 30-something attractive-enough
blond man,
says, "do you think you yourself
used to be happier, and more boisterous,
than you are now?"
"i guess so,"
replies the slinky sexy big-dicked young man.
"i'm out of college now, and my
job kinda sucks. i guess i was
a lot happier in college
than i am now."
"i see," says
the psychologist. "and what
did you do in college that
you're not doing now?" he asks
the slinky sexy big-dicked young man.
"i fell in love with every cute guy
i met," replies
the slinky sexy big-dicked young man.
"i was kind of always in love."
"and are you in love now?" asks
the psychologist.
"nope," says
the slinky sexy big-dicked young man.
"there's no one now."
and thus goes their
conversation.
the search for love.
the absence of it.
fears and hopes for the future.
**
that night,
the slinky sexy big-dicked young man
calls up a former boyfriend,
and they reminisce. the sex
had been good,
they'd enjoyed each other's
company. why not try again?
not much enthusiasm was
expressed.
**
that night,
the dream again,
the quiet dogs,
so silent,
the fur on their
faces
not even bothered
by the breeze.


--Carl Miller Daniels (October 31, 2012)