309. He just barks
He barksBut
He does not bite.
What I am telling is true.
But, if he ever bites,
His bite will be no match for his bark.
He is clever
Therefore he does not bite.
I tell you,
This is the only reason
Why he does not bite.
Sri Chinmoy, Three hundred sixty-five Father's Day prayers, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974