Versuri Conversation with a dog
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I asked my dog what he thought the best in man
He said, "The love you dispense to me twice daily from a can. "
I said, "Why do you think my question funny?
And where would you be without my money? "
I said, "There may be some quality in us you must treasure. "
"It's despair, " he said, "of which your money is the measure. ".

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I said, "What about our politics, philosophy, our history? "
He said, "If there is something admirable in these it is a mystery. "
"But there must be something in our system tell me at your leisure. "
"It's despair, " he said, "of which your borders are the measure. ".

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I said, "What about technology, computers, nuclear fission? "
"I'm terrified of radiation, hate the television. "
I said, "There must be something in our scientific treasure. "
"It's despair, " he said, "of which your weapons are the measure. ".

"Feed me, you can beat me. I will love you till I die.
But don't ask for admiration and don't ever ask me why. "
I said, "Why wait till now to demonstrate displeasure? "
"It's despair, " he said, "of which my silence was the measure. ".

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