The Empty Dog House
By: Steve Schultz
There is so much you can learn from dogs
They say the dog is man’s best friend.
Yet we fail to emulate the virtues of dogs’ forgiveness and love
For it’s the “Dog House” that man must mend.
We’re so full of ego, anger, and revenge
As “No Vacancy” signs light up from every roof top.
We fill up room after room with insidious resentment
And wonder why our rage just wont stop.
Any place you hold a grudge
Is a place you’re not holding Love’s hand.
Let me speak this message more clearly
So the freedom of forgiveness you’ll truly understand.
The “Dog House” is our purgatory
A figure of speech where we house those who did us wrong.
But sending and keeping those who hurt us there
Only makes the hurt we feel prolong.
Trying to get back or plotting to get even
Will never heal you or make you whole.
Negative one plus negative one equals negative two, not zero
Mathematics shows staying mad doesn’t heal your soul.
So you must open the doors and the windows
Letting all the past pain and grief be set free.
To have the heart of a dog requires an empty “Dog House”
If you want to lead with love and live happily.
