Soft sad cries just beyond my bedroom door<\/p>\n
Her world may be ending, as I try to steal some more time, in the quiet cool darkness.<\/p>\n
I have no choice, pleading for my own sanity makes no impression.<\/p>\n
I relinquish and follow her down the dark hallway, and she guides me to her destination<\/p>\n
She clings to the walls for support, as if weakened by her long solitary nighttime journey<\/p>\n
Anticipation is heavy in the air<\/p>\n
I can almost hear her heart beating through her thick fur coat,<\/p>\n
As I empty the contents of a can of turkey giblets and gravy into the bowl.<\/p>\n
All is well with the world again<\/p>\n
I can go back to sleep now<\/p>\n
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