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Is one more poem OK?

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OK.

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"Domestique", this
is a throwaway

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because, after all,
it's time for dessert.

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But it's an animal love poem,
it's the story of my life.

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What can I say, I'm Frenchifying
it a little, "Domestique",

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but you'll see the truth.

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And I put on a good jacket
tonight, but these--

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I spent a long time picking all
the dog hair off my clothes,

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in order to be presentable,
I want you to know.

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I'm very disappointed in
Barack, Monsieur Barack,

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for not getting the
three legged dog.

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They made a big deal
of the three legged dog

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from the pound.

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I was so proud of him, I
went around testifying.

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And then he got a
perfectly intact dog

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from a breeder, a Kennedy
breeder, I mean Jesus.

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I know that--

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I know that Kennedys
are dying and stuff,

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I don't mean any disrespect.

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But anyway, the condition
is close to my heart.

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"Domestique".

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"Surfaces to scrape or wipe,
a screwdriver to be applied

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to slime-encrusted soles,
the spattered hallways,

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wadded bedding and, in
quantities astounding,

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in the corners, under furniture,
behind the curtains, fluff

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and dander spread by curs, the
breeder called non-shedding.

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It's a dog's life I myself
must lead, day in, day out,

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with never a Sunday edition,
while they lie around

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on their couches like poets,
and study the human condition.

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[LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE]

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