My yappy dog (my ego)
kept me up last night
barking at imagined invaders.
"Hush!" I'd say.
It made no difference;
he was certain 
intruders had breached our defenses
and we were doomed.

I even got up
to lead him through the house
and show him that all was secure.
He quieted just long enough
for me to fall back asleep
and then started in again:
"Yap! Yap! Alarm! Alarm!
Disaster! Disaster!"

I love the little guy,
but oh, I need my rest.

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