A dog irritates his master
by wanting so much love and attention.
I wonder if God thinks the
same of humans.
If so, I should apologize
to Him.
I am also an obnoxious
creator.
I fail to perfectly live
in His image.
I must apologize to you,
all of you, for that.
All that good advice from
the greats --
the thinkers, the cultural
builders,
the saints, the artists,
the parents,
the motivational speakers,
the voices of
consciousness
and Life herself --
I do my best to listen
and take those encouraging
words
all the Way. To give them
back, too.
Walk the walk, they said,
don't just talk the talk.
Buddha was a man
and what would Jesus do
and so was Carnegie and
Rockefeller
Gandhi, Newton, all of
'em.
The world seems to love
them so;
but this is only seeming,
not the whole story.
I am sure of it.
In fact, they were
difficult to love;
at least at some point
in their lives the were
difficult to match
and people hate that
and they, feeling hated
while trying to love so
deeply,
can only turn to God.
And, like adorable, yet
obnoxiously helpless dogs,
beg for His touch.
