At The Café (IX)

cute bouncing-as-he-walks dog
investigates chair
investigates sidewalk
investigates fallen tree
investigates railroad track
pisses on railroad track
lifts head to give attention
(as a variety of scents
fight over his instincts)
he follows one

the cool brisk air
invigorates his little lungs
he finds his master and
in his own doggy way
remembers
he will have to keep
the details
of his adventures
to himself