Name one development in the history of humankind that has increased happiness more than the domestication of dogs.
– Aaron Easterly
Thursdays, the dog and I drive to town.
We order two beers,
one for each of us.
Damn dog simply can’t
handle alcohol
and starts to talk.
With an accent
I’m unable to place.
Doga vu is French, he tells me,
for that uncanny sensation
you have been a dog before.
Doga voodoo is when you think
you’re a dog now.
It’s a curse, he says.
A genuine, scratch
behind your ear, sniff
every crotch,
hex.
Copyright 1993