My Current Schnituation

schtep into my life schnituation -

my Schnoodle and Schnauzer schnensations

but before we begin

          with their schn’anigans, friend,

rest assured they’re both schpoiled aberrations

we’d long buried our Dachshund Roxane,

her schneezing schnozzle way out of hand

she left out hearts schattered

     all because sche’mattered

to her perschnickety ticky-toe fans

two new schnugglebugs’ schnares and schnafus

from previous lives needed reschcues

from their lives on the schtreetz

        to the warmth of our scheets

they’re schnupreme broken heart schnuper glu’ers

when schnissors appear they schtart schnarling

and schneering and schlinking a’farling

but my schnips – and their schnaps –

      and a few schnitzel schnacks

‘schurenuff schape up our schweet schqirr’ly darlings

we schnelebrate their schneaky kinship

their schpirited schnooping cahootship

though they’re schnocially schnobs

          and schly schustenance hogs

they’ve schnagged Funny Farm schnitizenship

-Kim Johnson