If ever there was a creature
sent to teach us how to love,
certainly one creature chosen
is the dog
who has the ability to love unconditionally
and show enthusiasm spontaneously
for the littlest of things
to thrill in the experience
of the wilderness or a backyard
romp, responding to children
with a patience and tenderness
yet reacting to a threat
with all the ferociousness
to make anyone quiver
protecting the home with a commanding
bark with a unique ability to heal
when someone is sick
listening when they are sad
and offering friendship
to keep humans from getting too lonely
better than any antidote
or prescription a doctor can offer.
Dogs have been taken to prisons
to humanize the gangsters
and to old folks homes to comfort
the dying, again with that unconditional
love that transcends age, race, and economic
status in a world gone mad
the dog has the power to live on its own
or run in packs but is quite content
to spend his time in the company of humans
susceptible to their whims and fantasies
loyal, faithful and strong.
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