They say you should let sleeping dogs lie.
But a dog is an open, honest creature,
which shows its feelings with enthusiasm and joy.
Their very existence is truth.
So the proverb makes no sense,
Because
Dogs, sleeping or awake, never lie.
Oxymoronic proverb
Published by WarrenBluhm
Wordsmith and podcaster, Warren is a reporter, editor and storyteller who lives near the shores of Green Bay with his wife, two golden retrievers, Dejah and Summer, and Blackberry, an insistent cat. Author of It's Going to Be All Right, Echoes of Freedom Past, Full, Refuse to be Afraid, Gladness is Infectious, 24 flashes, How to Play a Blue Guitar, Myke Phoenix: The Complete Novelettes, A Bridge at Crossroads, The Imaginary Bomb, A Scream of Consciousness, and The Imaginary Revolution. View more posts