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Dog walking
Rain falling
Tom Petty playing, the Wildflowers album
Hearing some songs for the first time
Rain soaking through the jacket
Rain dripping from hair to cheek
Fingers freezing
Dog walking
Flying fast from street to street
Absent smiling at other walkers
Dog pooping where they can see
My shit is hiding
Choosing left or home
Going left
Morning baptizing us both

-T. Weeks
(A response to a morning walk with the dog)