Old dog
bitter and old how I still bark and bark
open fields get me out of my jealous office
a night at noon calling eating me up
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Friday 17 February 1665.
Dave Bonta
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bitter and old how I still bark and bark
open fields get me out of my jealous office
a night at noon calling eating me up
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Friday 17 February 1665.
The speaker sees himself as an old dog: bitter, worn down, and still unable to stop barking. That image carries a mix of anger and stubbornness. He knows he's past his prime, yet the noise keeps coming, almost like a habit he can't break.
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