brian

ode to Brian Griffin,
for though he may be
a cartoon dog,
whose presence graces
the halls of Family Guy,
he is an Atheist dog,
the first of its kind
who keeps a gun & a
bottle of scotch in his
safety deposit box
for the day when HE
decides this place is too
much & chooses to end it.

though he may be a shitty
writer,
a male chauvinist of sorts &
occasionally he will eat
Stewie’s feces or somebody else’s
vomit,
he is, for better or for worse,
the kind of cartoon character that
we need out there---
the kind of cartoon character that
stops lying to kids,
painting them pretty pictures of
an afterlife, or an overlooking force
who will come to one’s aid when
trouble arises---
he instead is there for the family he lives
with,
on this planet (though animated) & this
planet alone---
it is no surprise that the master of wit
who created the series & does the
majority of the voices on the show,
resembles the dog in real life,
idealistically &
charismatically---
merci beaucoup, Mr. Macfarlane,
merci.