RIP

Nothing More Than To Show My Gratitude

Hey you, silly goofy thing -

This is for you,
Though I know you don't read,
Nor did you ever understand
A word I said when I did.

But you did.
You knew all my little secretes.
Fancy words I put in your ears,
Big grin on your chin.

And you did.
You knew more than anyone does.
Swallowed the heavy weights we put on you.
Licked those tears that came with it.

Yes, you did.
You felt more than you showed.
You deserved more than you craved.
If I could learn a thing or two,
I'd choose to learn from you.

So I made you a tiny star to take with you.
And take my heart,
Won't you also take my heart.
Now tell me, is this the last thing I could do -
For you, my dear silly pooch.

Nothing more than to show my gratitude.