The New Dog

The New Dog 

Into the gravity of my life,

the serious ceremonies

of polish and paper

and pen, has come

this manic animal

whose innocent disruptions

make nonsense

of my old simplicities--

as if I needed him

to prove again that after

all the careful planning,

anything can happen.

The New Dog by Linda Pastan

This poem, I really loved a lot. It's really profound and relatable to me. 

In the poem, Pastan writes about the beautiful hectic life of a dog owner. My favorite line, "this manic animal whose innocent disruptions make nonsense of my old simplicities--" I don't know why, but this line means something to me. Pastan coveys to the reader how her animal is making her old problems seem like a piece of cake..... and I completely get it. I go to school and worry. Whether it's about school work, grades, or approaching college, I'm worrying. And then I go home. Everyday I'm greeted by three doggie faces ready to play. I'm also greeted by the ripped up toilet paper and a pile of dog poop-- great. And when they go outside I'm worrying about my dogs. "Please don't be a black widow out there," I think to myself. Even when we eat something they can't have, I'm constantly worrying and it's not about school. As I type this, I realize how easy they make my school problems seem.