by Grace
I called him Dukie
and right from the start
that tiny fur bundle
took a huge chunk of my heart.
So precious, so curious,
he filled all our days
with much laughter and fun
Gods special little angel with a sweet trusting spirit,
shining as bright as the sun.
He gave a look with those bright eyes
and a special butt from his nose,
he has so much personality from
his little head to his toes.
He was one of a kind,
like no other before
and I was his Mama
whom he worshiped and adored.
My baby grew older, as the years flew by
we laughed and we played,
he was always, always with me,
the apple of my eye.
He had lots of battles,
ears, annals, and allergies too
but then came a new one
as if out of the blue,
as to just how serious,
I did not have a clue.
When suddenly I knew
and what a state I was in
Because this was the big one,
the one that he could not win.
For Dukie had diabetes
and cushion's disease too,
I loved him to much to let
him suffer that awful pain
because he could never get better,
he has nothing to gain.
So this time now, more than all the rest,
my love for him was put to the test,
oh, dear Lord how it hurt
oh so very, very bad
when I began to realize
the only option that I had.
My heart truly shattered
from loving him so,
I made the decision,
it was time to let go.
So Dear Lord now that he is
on the Bridge with you and
I miss him so, so terribly too,
there is no suffering or pain,
please, please take good care of my baby
until I see him again.