dogs and lights

dogs and lights

lived in a beach shack
with my dog molly
barely any running water
took baths in the sink
ate what was caught n trapped-
in shallow bay's currents
sands n mud
- lights flickered -

violent thunderstorm
rolled through one day
thought we would
blow into the sea

the power went out
days without - but kept
livin there -
the two of us

the utility man
finally arrived
with all sorts of tall
tales about electricity
at the beach

told him not to worry
don't need it any more -
learned to live without

well he said

" guess it's ok
for a man to live like this
but we gotta get some power
in here for your dog"