Log Lover Quotes

“If you’ve ever had a dog, you know You know what it’s like to be loved just for being exactly who you are You could have nothing and you’d still be everything to them You could lose it all and they wouldn’t bat an eye In the unconditional way you can only understand If you’ve ever had a dog You know how to find the good in a slow walk in the rain, even while you’re chilled to the bone You know that even on the worst day ever, there’s a little happiness on the other side of the door, if only for a moment You know how to selflessly surrender your last and best bite of food without ever hearing a thank-you But you have felt the thank-yous endlessly If you’ve ever had a dog You’ve been a protector and been protected You’ve been viewed as everything, even in moments when you’ve had nothing left to give Because in a world where you have a dog Just putting your feet on the ground in the morning Is enough to be cheered on endlessly And if that’s not the kind of unwavering love you need to feel like you’re enough I don’t know what is And if you’ve ever had a dog, you know That the love is unconditional But the time you get is not And years are fast, but dog years are faster If you’ve ever had a dog, you will know One of the greatest loves And one of the greatest heartbreaks Is having a dog But you will carry the feeling of being loved Just for being who you are Until the end of time You will always know in some way or another That you are enough And it will be because you had a dog.”
― Josie Balka, Loves of Our Lives: Poems for Hopeful Hearts