Mother doesn't want a dog. <br />Mother says they smell, <br />And never sit when you say sit, <br />Or even when you yell. <br />And when you come home late at night <br />And there is ice and snow, <br />You have to go back out because <br />The dumb dog has to go. <br /> <br />Mother doesn't want a dog. <br />Mother says they shed, <br />And always let the strangers in <br />And bark at friends instead, <br />And do disgraceful things on rugs, <br />And track mud on the floor, <br />And flop upon your bed at night <br />And snore their doggy snore. <br /> <br />Mother doesn't want a dog. <br />She's making a mistake. <br />Because, more than a dog, I think <br />She will not want this snake.<br /><br />Judith Viorst<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/mother-doesn-t-want-a-dog/
