I miss
How that little stubby tail
Of yours
Would wiggle
Like the speed of light
Every time I’d come home
From a long day
At work

You became
not
Only my spoiled
Baby
But my confidante

You’d look at me
As if I were crazy
Anytime I’d
Go off the whim
With whatever was on my mind
tilting your head
From left to right

Unaware of what I was saying
You’d lather my face
With your tongue licking slime

A sense of nostalgia
Ensues
Each time I think of you

It’s been 7 years
Since I had to put you down
The memories still seem so fresh
I just wanted you to be
Pain free

I still remember
That day
It was like you knew
You stood so close to me
Giving me all the last licks
You could

It was all too fast
When it happened
Barely had the chance to tell you
Goodbye
I couldn’t find the guts to leave your side
So I watched you
Take your last breaths
I whispered, “be well and good night”.
Once it was all said and done

I just wish
I could go in time
And bring you back
To when you were alive and mine