Best Friend ... If And Only If

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The dog

barks and growls

You meet him

with a bowl

It's all meat

And then it is empty

The dog

licks your face

crawls into your lap

Then falls asleep

You hold him

with pride

Your best friend

But your memory

is without bark

without growl

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PAUL OLIVERIO

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Footnotes

BEST FRIEND ... IF AND ONLY IF

is the copyrighted property of LCSoL

Not my best friend

but maybe

my most important friend,

besides his sister

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