Every dog must have a soul, somewhere deep inside

where all her hurts and grievances are buried with her pride

where she decides the good and bad, the wrong way from the right

and where her judgement is carefully hidden from our sight

a dog must have a secret place where every thought abides

a sort of close aquaintance that she trusts in and confides

and when accused unjustly for herself, she cannot speak

rebuked, she finds within her soul

the comfort she must seek

she'll love, though she is unloved

and she'll serve, though badly used

and one kind word will wipe away all the times when she's abused

altough her heart may break in two

her love will still be whole

because god gave to every dog

an understanding soul.