Imperfection

Poem by Cruz Daily Villaneuva (‘28)

Edited by Michelle Wei (‘27)

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Imperfect is my dog 

The sight of him makes me laugh

My dog’s tail always curls up

My dog’s lip looks weird

My dog is double jointed 

My dog is hairy and always sheds on the bed

Menacing is my dog

The sight of him scares other dogs and strangers

My dog is loud and barks a lot

My dog bites me 

My dog chases me

My dog fights with me 

Yet, out of all his imperfections, 

I still love my dog

My dog loves me (I hope)

He has somehow learned to say: I love you to me

He lets no harm come to me 

He fights off any threats to me

He makes me laugh 

Sometimes he can be chill… only sometimes

Overall he’s a one of one

And I’m proud to say 

He’s my dog