we took our dog on a blimp
we figured that between its brain capacity
and its fascinating memory retention
the change in elevation might work
as well as a sedative
approximately 75 degrees
north by northeast of home
on a stirring oxygen high, he is now
eating olives from the cocktail lounge
and trying to score
when we land he is running
with eyes widened, bigger than his sagging
un-neutered genitals, running
up and down the exit ramp and up
and down and up and down and up and