The Power of the Dog
by Rudyard Kipling (1909) — a poem card from Justes Mots
A clear-eyed warning against giving your heart to a dog to tear — knowing full well you will.
There is sorrow enough in the natural way
From men and women to fill our day;
And when we are certain of sorrow in store,
Why do we always arrange for more?
Brothers and Sisters, I bid you beware
Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.
Buy a pup and your money will buy…