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Tuesday, April 10, 2007

23. sometimes jealous of dogs

there are times when i watch my dog sleep that i become jealous.
he doesn’t know about glaciers melting and forests burning.
he doesn’t know about genocide and famine.
he doesn’t know about hiv and cancer.
he doesn’t know about terrorism and weapons grade uranium.
he doesn’t know about extended tours of duty and prosthetic limbs.
he doesn’t know about unemployment and foreclosure.
he doesn’t know about hate and fear.
hell, he doesn’t even know about anna nicole and sanjaya.
in short, he doesn’t know about a broken planet and its floundering inhabitants.
he just lays there, twitching from time to time, possibly dreaming of another fantastic rabbit chase.
and other than his preoccupation with other dogs’ stink, i think he lives a pretty admirable life .

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