• Don’t treat me as a human
    Those who turn tricks
    Unable to speak to each other
    Without putting a bit in another’s mouth
    They are not satisfied until their neighbor
    Bears their saddle

    Treat me like a pet
    Like something you love
    Give me a battered pillow
    Let me eat what you will not
    Scratch my belly when I roll over

    Is it selfish
    To ask that of you,
    Am I too big
    Too awkward
    To lie with you
    To curl up
    Around the foot of your bed

    If it is I understand.
    You are human.
    It is your way to ask for more.