The empty room I now stare <br />The silence I cannot bear <br />The once defeaning bark <br />The paws lost in the mark. <br /> <br />The howl that greets me everyday <br />The waggling tail that meets my way <br />The joyous runs here and there <br />The leaps and fun everywhere. <br /> <br />The constant jog in the park <br />The feast of dog food and the pat <br />The walk to the vet and the mat <br />The ride in the car where you sat. <br /> <br />The weekly baths where you chill <br />As water cleanses and fill <br />The bath soap that you don’t like <br />Washing dirt after each hike. <br /> <br />The shaking hands that pleases us <br />The hide and seek that turned to bust <br />The daily jumps to and fro <br />The garbage sneak seen all through. <br /> <br />THEN YOU GOT SO SICK ONE DAY <br />IT JUST CAME ALL OF A SUDDEN <br />WHEN YOUR SMALL HEART STOPPED BEATING <br />HOURS LATER YOU CEASED BREATHING. <br /> <br />The spark in your eyes was gone <br />As we arrived late one night <br />You just lay stiff in my sight <br />In one dreary and sad night. <br /> <br />Tears fell in my eyes like rain <br />I just couldn’t bear the pain <br />My senses seemed all crushed <br />And system felt like all mashed. <br /> <br />For minutes, I was so stunned <br />The once playful dog now gone <br />Eyes closed I couldnt help but sigh <br />I cried and cried...I just cried. <br /> <br />Past midnight I got a shovel <br />I dug amidst the rain and cold <br />Sweat, tears and rain mixed all over <br />A night that’s hard to be sober. <br /> <br />As I bid one last goodbye <br />To Caisey, my friend and pet <br />Ever loyal and loving <br />You're simply worth cherishing. <br /> <br /> <br />(Clifforce Poetics/August 24, 2011)<br /><br />Clifford Villaflores<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/goodbye-my-dog-my-friend/
