So god made a dog… Luke the boxer style!
and on the ninth day god looked down on
his wide-eyed children and said they
need a companion so God made a dog God
said I need somebody willing to wake up
give kisses pee on a tree sleep all day
wake up again give more kisses then stay
up until midnight basking in the glow of
a television set so God made a dog God
said I need somebody willing to sit then
stay then roll over then with no ego or
complaint dress and hats they don’t need
and costumes they don’t understand I
need somebody who can break wind without
a first care or a second thought
who can chase tails sniff crotches fetch
sticks and lift spirits with a lid
somebody who no matter what you didn’t
do or couldn’t take or didn’t win or
couldn’t make will love you without
judgement just the same so God made a
dog God said I need somebody strong
enough to pull sleds and find bombs yet
gentle enough to look babies and lead
the blind somebody who will spend all
day on a couch with a resting head and
supportive eyes to lift the spirits of a
broken heart
so God made a dog it had to be somebody
who’d remain patient and loyal even
through loneliness somebody to care
cuddle snuggle and nuzzle and cheer and
charm and snore and slobber
I need the trash and chase the squirrels
somebody who would bring a family
together with a selflessness of an open
heart somebody who would bark and then
pant and then reply with rabbit wag of
tail when their best friend says let’s
go for a ride in the car
so God made a dog
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