{"sf1_id":893661,"sf2_id":"ynZKyv41","title":"In The Flesh Of Man","author":"Voodoo Cat","words":208,"posted_at":"2015-08-03T01:05:00.000Z","tags":["Dog","Dream","Feral","Human","Poetry"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/893661-in-the-flesh-of-man","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/ynZKyv41","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/9d/59/9d593fd0-8753-441e-9bf1-8369b523c18f","description":"Does a man dream of a dog, or is the man dreamt by the dog?","content":"An illumination of soft blue\nA haze of cooling color\n\nShimmers with a gentle hue\n\nAnd binds with power of iron collar \u0026nbsp;\n\n  \n\nVibration overtaking in piercing hum\n\nEvery fiber of my waking flesh\n\nHead, torso, limbs go numb\n\nMind falls blank with final thresh\n\n  \n\nThe sweet whiff of stirring scent\u0026nbsp;\n\nRouses my dreamy sleep\n\nInspiring hunger as intent\u0026nbsp;\n\nSenses itching for the creep\n\n  \n\nPaws lift into creamy dirt\n\nTail sways in breezy gusts\n\nEars perk, sharp, alert\n\nJoints groan, eyes adjust\n\n  \n\nDay has begun\u0026nbsp;\n\nWith sun golden bright\n\nBeing spent in constant run\u0026nbsp;\n\nHunting, chasing, for my delight\u0026nbsp;\n\n  \n\nSerrated teeth snap\u0026nbsp;\n\nJaws bite down in force\n\nClosing around like a metal trap\n\nMeal is fit for the main course\u0026nbsp;\n\n  \n\nFlowers pass, as I race by\n\nThey dance and jiggle in merry dance\n\nAnd I frolic through against purple sky\n\nHowling songs of pure romance\u0026nbsp;\n\n  \n\nThen at last when day is done\u0026nbsp;\n\nMy head lies down, calm and weary\n\nReminisces on times of fun \u0026nbsp;\n\nPlaces and faces, warm and cheery\u0026nbsp;\n\n  \n\nSo with a grumble\u0026nbsp;\n\nI sit up awake\n\nFantasies they crumble\n\nHopes they ache\u0026nbsp;\n\n  \n\nThough still one nagging thing\u0026nbsp;\n\nI'm left to wonder\u0026nbsp;\n\nAm I tired man dreaming dogs in spring\n\nOr resting dog nightmaring man blunder\n  \n  \n\n"}