Windshield Wiper

My dog greets me at the door.

Windshield Wiper
Photo by Max Tokarev / Unsplash

by Brigid O'Brien


The best thing in the
whole
entire
world
Is when I come home.
My dog greets me at the door.
She wags her tail,
like a windshield wiper.
And
I’m gently reminded
that maybe things
Aren’t so bad
after all.


Brigid O'Brien is a current student in Chicago, where she studies English and journalism. When she's not writing, you can probably find her walking lots of cute (slobbery) dogs and getting lost on the CTA.