Dogs 2020

Something Shiny
(9/5/2020)

the sun reflects
off a small
circular object
in the street
ahead

something laying
right next
to a folded
piece
of paper

I'm thinking
nickle

perhaps
a quarter

when
I walk
to where
they lay

I see
only
a bottle
cap

the word
"Asshole"
followed by
an emphatic
exclamation point
on a makeshift
note

probably
a message
originally left
beneath
a windshield wiper

for the driver
of an offending
vehicle

probably

more
than likely
the profanity
was intended
for me
all along

I acknowledge
receipt

then shuffle
home
with my
reminder