Since you’ve been gone there’s been no light
I’ve tried to forget you with all my might
You are a memory to cherish
And a heartbreak to throw away
I cannot forget you…
Not in the dark or day.
Though memories are wonderful,
What I really want is you.
Your love is something to cherish close
Your life is something not to forget…
Yet…
Life and love are choices.
Your loss is something murderous,
A breaker of the heart.
And your absence is the worst hurt yet.
I’d been used to you being here,
To lick of my tears.
To bark and warn off any dangers,
To chase my fears away.
To guard and to protect me
Every night and day.
If ever there was an angel on earth
I know that you were her.
If ever there was someone who loved me,
We both know that you were her.
No other dog I have yet met,
Nor owned nor handled
Has had in him or her the spirit
That only you could handle.
But years decayed the body of the soul which was
my life and world,
And medications could not keep her forever well.
Love could not pay the vet’s high bills
Love could not kill the tumors.
Neither mine nor anyone else’s love
Would keep you here forever.
When it came the time to say good bye,
I could not take it like you did.
I could not bare to see you end,
I could barely say farewell to my partner till
the end.
It was the strongest love that I had
The love to let you go
For now looking back I now do know
That you know I loved you so.
For yes though love can give us joy
And happiness unbound,
Without careful exercising,
Love can painfully throw us down.
| CrystalAnn Camps |