The wee Luckster has actually always known his true nature,
while I, on the other hand, have needed help.  Read on.

I could not lie anymore
so I started to call my dog
“God.”

First he looked
confused, then

he started smiling, then
he even danced.

I kept at it: now
he doesn’t even bite.

I am wondering
if this might work

on people?

Takuram (1608 –1650), found in Love Poems from God.
Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West.  Translations by Daneil Ladinsky

Remix: My dog could not lie anymore

My dog could not lie anymore
so he started to call me
“God.”

First I looked
confused, then

I started smiling, then
I even danced.

He kept at it: now
I don’t even bite.

He and I are wondering
if this might work on

other people?

Remix by Krayna & Lucky