DOES YOUR DOG AGONIZE?
As recorded by Lou & Peter Berryman on "The Universe: 14 Examples" (2007)

Does your dog agonize?
And do you empathize?
Do his dreams wallow in
The dog he could 'a' been?
And if you ask him: "Hey,
Have you been good today?"
Does he avert his eyes?
Does your dog agonize?

Does he ask of your cat:
"Why can't I be like that?
So full of confidence,
A pet of consequence."
And does that reinforce
His core of deep remorse?
Though he's fine otherwise,
Does your dog agonize?

Did your dog write the book
About the hang-dog look?
Does his tail droop and drag
Then give one feeble wag?
Does he eye doggie girls
And whine when spotting squirrels,
But then apologize?
Does your dog agonize?

Does he think maybe you
Should find him things to do,
Like maybe blow your wad
On the Iditarod?
Then feel ashamed that he
Can't independently
Learn to self-actualize?
Does your dog agonize?

BRIDGE: Some say that maybe we
Anthropomorphically
Project our own regrets
On unsuspecting pets.
I s'pose it may be true
It's really me who's blue.
I don't tell my dog, though.
It makes him worry so.

Does your dog agonize?
And do you empathize?
Do his dreams wallow in
The dog he could 'a' been?
And if you ask him: "Hey,
Have you been good today?"
Does he avert his eyes?
Does your dog agonize?