TUKA RAM'S POEM

First He looked confused

I could not lie anymore so I started to call my dog “God.”
First he looked
confused,

then he started smiling, then he even
danced.

I kept at it: now he doesn’t even
bite.

I am wondering if this
might work on
people? 

(Sant Tukaram (1577–1650))

From ‘Love Poems From God‘ by Daniel Ladinsky.