In The Cloud
by Jessica R
I still expect to wake up by having you lick my face, I still get up and stretch ready to play, I still run to the kitchen and stop by your dog dish, I still run to the door and expect to have you run into me, I still hold the door open for a few seconds to let you go out, I still run to the bus and wait for you to catch up, I still turn before I get on to tell you SitStayGood boy, I still remember when you stopped running after me, I still think of what the vet told me, I still feel the tears I cried as I looked for you to tell me it was ok, I still hurt when I think about explaining to you why we had to say goodbye, I still hear your whining as they took you into the room, I still have the shirt with your hair on it that I wore for weeks, Now Im walking down the rows of cages in the same shelter I got you from, Now Im looking at a puppy that caught my eyes, Now Im holding him but thinking of you, I watch as he sniffs my hands as we walk to the car, I watch him run to the door when we get home, I watch him run right to your bed and roll in it, I watch him sit at your picture and stare, He runs to me and looks for guidance, He stares while I put the leash on him, He plods along as I guide him to your grave, He hops in my lap as I sit down beside you, He listens intently as I explain how much you meant to me, He gently licks the tears off my face, As I turn to leave I see a dog in the clouds running happily, As I go back in the house I knowyou sent him to me, I will not forget you, I will not leave you, I will only live without you for now.
Comments would be appreciated by the author, Jessica
 
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