Animals teach us to love They excel at all the simple things Eating Sleeping Reproducing but They are no good at complex things Making money Reading books Painting great art Playing the violin Making out income tax returns Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division Building machines of war When we ask animals to do any of these complex things They look at us with such curious eyes Do nothing We value them for their unobtrusive simple ways Feed them Give them a place to sleep (often on our own bed) Pet them Pet them PET THEM! If this aint love I'm a rooster's comb and cackle!