dixie in nyc

the dog,

a country dog, named

Dixie,

long before woke culture

took over our

sensibilities,

went on holiday

with her owner, Phoebe,

but the dog had a hard time

in new york city.

what's all the noise,

the commotion.

horns beeping, the ceaseless

traffic,

and pigeons.

why so many pigeons.

not a patch of grass to be

found.

uninterested in

pizza crusts

and hot dogs tossed

to the ground.

she couldn't even lift

her leg

to go in Bryant Park,

or Union Square,

or even Central Park

a six mile walk from

the Roosevelt Hotel.

she held it in for three days

until she was on the train

again

and heading home.