I walk my dog
carrying a pooper scooper
but truth be told
the pooper scooper is used
less for the dog’s droppings
than for unnecessary droppings
by two legged critters
and each day
we properly sort cans and bottles
into recycle bin
and waste into dumpster
and the dog just goes
along for the walk
doing his business
a few humanoids scoff
when he does his business
but if you count
Mother Nature as a mother
at least the dog
isn’t a motherfucker