Tell me what you need,
I said to myself,
and my self answered,
just a hand to hold,
or an arm to take
as we walk down the street
and enjoy the sunshine and
smells and sounds of the city
in which we live,
which is raw and old and new as well.
But in the meantime
walking the dog is more than good.
Let us find an abandoned shirt,
a busted bike tire,
a place perhaps to sit,
and watch what the dog may find.
The Adequate Symbol 