"Pema", 2011, original oil
It’s pretty obvious that dogs are simple Yet alert and engaged creatures. They live in the moment And are alive to everything that fills their senses. In this they are like most animals. What I often wonder is what do they get from us, Us with our sense of abstract time And third person perspective? Does this perspective rub off on them, Bleed into their minds the way other mental illnesses Can become contagious? Since they are such great empaths Do they get a sense of our otherness Our uniquely differentness Which we call consciousness And value so highly? Or are they actually not so different than us, Conscious but not egotistically so More like dog-like Simple and honest, enthusiastic and something We humans seem to find so difficult, Relaxedly so. (10/3/26)
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"Pema", 2011, original oil