On a Good Day

The difference between being a dog and a human
is that you can go to the kitchen
for a piece of chocolate
and a cup of coffee, if need be
without waiting for your dish to be filled

at least on a good day

This being a man has its advantages I say
Damned few perhaps, but there you are
the choices are wider horizonally
the misadventures drawn more boldly
if not more seriously

at least on a good day

And if we are not our own best friend, then who's?
At least it should be said our tails are wagged
over human values, or what serves
for human values
Scratched behind our ear, not made to beg

at least on a good day