barking dogs

you find yourself
unconsciously talking
like those around you,.
falling into catch phrases
like, i was literally tired,
or that cloud in the sky
looks literally like
a boston cream donut.
or saying things like,
not so much, when biting
into a carob cake, or it is
what is when at a funeral.
you scratch your head
to ask yourself
what you are even talking
about.  and after a long
day of parroting those
around you, you go home
to your dog, who barks
excitedly, which of course
makes you bark too,
throwing your head back
with him, as if to a full
yellow moon.