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