• i am the dog that has been kicked too many times. i am the dog that cries when you leave. i am the dog that everyone tricks. my heart pumps liquid fire, and all i can do is wince. people say, "what a beautiful mutt! what a gorgeous stray!" but they never take me in. i am always staring sadly into the warmly-lit houses when it rains. it is true that you never kicked me- oh, no, you neglect me. you disappear so easily. oh, how i howl when you're gone. and when you come back, you sigh (like falling rain) and chastise me for being so weak. but how could i not be weak with bruised ribs and a singed heart? i look up at the stars, and i look up for you. your silence- it breaks me. i thought you were going to save me. you said you would and, as dumbs dogs go, i am the most naive. i pray to the stars, the clocks, the maps, and the drinks. i don't think God pays attention to this lame mutt's wishes though. i sometimes worry that He doesn't pay attention to anything at all. i'm scared that believing in Him is just like believing in you. luckily, this idiotic dog's heart is blind.

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