I can be friends with a dog now

I can be friends with a dog now

I have finally learned the why and how

I have let go of the word pet

Who am I to own a pet or let

Let this noble being be owned by me

Therein lies the basic fallacy

To have a dog as a companion and friend

Is the greatest honor to all beings I send

A Dog’s life is sweet and full of sense

A sixth of my potential existence

A Dog shows unconditional love

It brings a higher sense of up and above

To have this honor to serve this noble being

Would be the greatest transformative seeking

Rather than look at me as the master

I seek to serve in the joy and laughter

It brings to us without any condition

Just pure love and a joyous rendition

Of what life can be and should be

It shows me in its brief time to be

So rather than be scared of emotional attachment

I seek to serve this noble being with full detachment

I will journey with him or her for the few years we’re together

I will serve and love him or her with joyous compassion forever

For a Dog’s life is my lesson to learn

That right I seek to love and earn

And in the end  we all come alone and leave alone

But knowing I got to know a dog, my mind stays blown

No more will ask when, why, where and how

I can be friends with a Dog now

Guess who’s the old dog after all

Be Mindful. Stand Tall.