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Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Joe Grieco

Job Performance Review By Dog: To Mom


Just do your job


It's not like I'm asking you to go to cooking school or even follow a recipe

Just scoop some kibble in the big bowl

Splash a little water on top

I like it kinda gravy-soft

If you could get my dinner before I starve, that would be fun

Before you fall asleep on the sofa


And you should take me dog-park more often,

Where you throw the tennis ball real far

And I’ll bring it back to you

You’re supposed to throw the tennis ball again and again and again

I’ll always bring it back to you

And you say Drop It but I only pretend to drop it, and then I really drop it


Can you take those things out of your ears when we go walkies?

That podcast will still be there when we get back to our house

You need to work on sniffing. Seriously

You're not smelling how dangerous walkies are:

Squirrels, coyotes, kitty cats, what’s that smell?

No, that one. Pay attention, mom

Pick up my poop

Just do your job

Tell me Good Dog

So our hearts can be grateful, together, forever


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Marvinlouis Dorsey

It's no- thing but a game that fucks me up ya know  and i  can't  take a pic- ture