in the doghouse

Woof!
I strongly urge you to reconsider
your decision to withhold my dinner
for it was only a minor crime
that should not leave me food less for a time

this situation is certainly partly your fault
for exposing your best shoes to assault
by discarding them carelessly inside the front door
such that my resistance steadily weakened wherefore

the attraction of soft chewy elastic leather
proved as irresistible as a day of sunny weather
when chewing shoes in vestibule halls
equates to the joy of parkside chasing of balls

and you must admit my masticating those tasty treats
is not the equivalent of nutritious and tasty meat
so spare a thought for an act ne’er again to be mentioned
please, your dismay was never my intention
I strongly exhort you to review my sentence

in return I’ll offer a cute and remorseful look
of ne’er again pretence

a deity’s dilemma

Melbourne street art (artist unknown)
Could it be that I
the purity in the sky
should cast a discerning eye
over my breeding stock of
human worth
my goods and chattels
harvest of the earth?

Could it be that they
have gone irrevocably astray
despite my clear direction
to follow my instruction
my example
to embrace peace and love
as do I in heaven above?

Could it be that I
master of earth and sky
should punish
the fear and loathing
the hatred and the gloating
in the name of God above
despite my principle of love?