How to tell a story

How to tell a story

Friday, March 14, 2014

The Daily News

The Daily News

The headlines in today's SF Chronicle
give a picture of our world
Tribal gunman slaughter 103 villagers in land dispute
Gunmen attack army bus in Cairo
Threat of civil war looms with militias
that fails to mention the joy I feel
seeing Sketch curled up on a chair
Baby attacked, dad arrested
a nap before playing tug of war
where his determined energy
always makes me laugh in wonder
Sit-in takes a violent turn
Driver plows into music festival
and all the noise of the world
and all the horror of the world
disappear in his loving growls
Americans spend record amount on pets in 2013