New Puppy

She snuggles with my sister

and she snuggles with my mum.

She scampers to my cousin

and she lets him rub her tum. 

She snuggles with my brother

while he watches the TV – 

but she never snuggles with me. 

She snuggles with my classmates

when they come around to play.

She snuggles in the evening

and she snuggles in the day. 

She snuggles with my father

while she wags her tail with glee – 

but she never snuggles with me. 

She snuggles all and sundry

yet for reasons I don’t know,

she will not let me pet her

so I’m sat here like a schmo. 

No nuzzles, it’s a puzzle

why my love she cannot see.

She never snuggles with me.

Joshua Seigal