For the Love of Dog
(“Loyalty Merit Badge”, 2010, original oil)
For the Love of Dog
I think there’s a good and simple reason
Dogs are usually so friendly
And willing to trust and forgive
And that is because
Unlike us
They can’t see the bigger picture
They don’t hear the news we hear
About wars and riots, rapes and murders
And so they have no idea
Just how bad
The humanity they are conditioned to love is.
It makes me sad for these canines,
But it also makes me envious.
(9/14/25)
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