Privacy

I can hear the dog on the other side of the screen

but I can't see her

This is freedom.

I'm cooking, there is no dog on the small rug

I don't have to look at that staring dog face

asking relentlessly for food

This is freedom

I don't see the TV, or the man lounging about,

A white screen blocks it all, and I enjoy

the view into the open dishwasher,

it waits patiently for me to finish

my cooking and cleaning without

a sigh, a look or a complaint.

How wonderful.