Rex

Backyards are meant to be fun but alas:
Always too small and the fun never lasts.
They say, what’s the time, and they leave you alone.
Sometimes they feel guilty and give you a bone.
Hide it away and save your apology. 
Time for enlivening bark-barkeology.
Tail up, nose down, it’s easy for you
To dig till the world disappears from view.

They say, what a mess, and they look horrified
But all that you’re feeling is dig-dignified.
Achievement that calls for a standing ovation, 
A perfectly brilliant Rex-excavation.
It’s a genius boredom de-tox,
Dig digging dogs.

The world must be big but it’s not how you feel.
Fences are there to increase its appeal.
If the day can be saved by getting away,
Fences can never stand in your way.
Time to escape, or the future is certain:
You’ll never discover the Bark-barktic Circle.
Tail up, nose down, it’s easy for you
To dig till the world comes back into view.

They say, where’s he gone, and they look horrified
But all that you’re feeling is dig-dignified.
Achievement that calls for a standing ovation, 
A perfectly brilliant Rex-excavation.
It’s a genius boredom de-tox,
Dig digging dogs.