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Inner Peace

If you can start the day without caffeine,
If you can get going without pep pills,
If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,
If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles,
If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it,
If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time,
If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,
If you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend,
If you can conquer tension without medical help,
If you can relax without liquor,
If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,

…Then You Are Probably The Family Dog!

Author Unknown

I have searched and can not find the author of this poem. If anyone knows who it is, please contact me. Thank you.

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{ 18 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Stevee April 26, 2009 at 12:57 PM

Who is the author of “Inner Peace”, I love the poem.

2 Poems Only April 26, 2009 at 1:26 PM

Stevee, I tried to find the original author with little luck. I updated the poem so if someone happens upon this and knows the author they can contact me.

3 RAJ April 29, 2009 at 8:40 AM

IN THIS CASE I AM THE FAMILY DOG

4 janet April 29, 2009 at 10:50 AM

so, good

5 stacey April 29, 2009 at 5:17 PM

this is the poem i will carry in my pocket for poem in my pocket day

6 m v venkataraman May 1, 2009 at 8:53 AM

The poem has a funny climax
Which I did not expect
Why the author has put identity-locks
When the poem has a laughing effect?

7 kendra May 4, 2009 at 8:29 AM

it’s poem is so great you are a wonderful poet poem for writing this wonderful

8 Annie May 6, 2009 at 5:06 PM

Your poem make me laugh all the time i remenber it. You are a great poet and this is a wonderful poem.

9 kwoods May 17, 2009 at 12:11 PM

I love this poem! it made me laugh and yet its so true! great job whoever wrote this! p.s. we want to know who u are, please don’t be shy!

10 amber May 19, 2009 at 9:10 AM

awh, i like it. :)

11 Madison July 28, 2009 at 8:03 AM

How true is that. The Family dog! If only we could be more like our pets.

12 RHULANI November 24, 2009 at 9:29 AM

i mani mutsari wa poem leyi! ya tsakisa swinene

13 phathu December 8, 2009 at 8:10 AM

gosh can the writer of this poem just come out please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

14 Eve February 15, 2010 at 12:55 AM

So that’s how dogs view us!! Lol! Great poem!

15 not important February 17, 2010 at 11:30 AM

Wow, this is a really good poem. The last sentence is very surprising and unexpected, that’s why I love it.

16 just anirudh March 3, 2010 at 12:54 AM

nyc climax

17 josie March 8, 2010 at 11:23 AM

i love this poem….this person is really good

18 QueenX March 9, 2010 at 5:04 PM

lol :D i like this poem! whoever wrote it should reveal their name…and to everyone out there, THERE ARE ONLY THREE FUNNY POEMS HERE!!!! THIS MAKES ME DEPRESSED!!!!! I AM TRYING TO WRITE SOME!!!! BUT ONE PERSON CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH!!!

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