POEM: Sunshine And Stychnine
Don't forget the good times
My best partner in crime
Joy rides and sunshine
No concept of strychnine
Wooded trails, so dark and serene
Walking kept us fit and lean
All the mountains to climb
All the things to see
Can we get there in time?
How is your bad knee?
Wolfie girl, I know your time is near
Don't release me, no not now
Nuzzle me close, just one more time
I don't care what they say, love is no crime
I'm trying not to break that vow
To keep you from all you fear
But I see you changed, more than I
It kills me, but you're not afraid
You coat is different, so is mine
They both lack, that certain shine
Your golden eyes have turned grey
Too weak now to run and play
Still somehow you eat the pain
Up you rise, struggle, strain
Medicine, therapy, routine
Won't make you like a teen
Your back claws drag the floor
Scraping till they're bloody and sore
But yet, only you I adore
Each year and forever more
Your tail doesn't move anymore
And you always sleep and snore
Your breath is bad
Age makes me mad
I'm now only sad
Your body is failing
It sends me wailing
This world is not for me, if you are not in it
Your love has me bit, with you I want to be
To know that you can't hold on
Girl, please make it till dawn
If I blink, you may be gone
Let my spirit go with you now
Up to mingle with yours
Let me run with you on all fours