it's just a job,
apathy rules
so I meander
through my work
collecting my pay

shepherd or hired hand
I am the hired hand
waiting for the dollars
to buy the essentials

Odin is a shepherd
he takes care of his goats
despite the raging wild fires
he stays with his flock
a human family leaves
in sadness
but upon return
there is Odin, his goats
and a group of deer

Odin has a calling,
he follows without
question, his whiskers
are singed but his
flock is safe

I go to work
with a canine's loyalty
God expects my best
the day is fulfilling
as I think of a huge
dog, a group of goats
wayward deer, all together
against the odds