Puppy Dog Eyes Day

"Today feels like a Puppy Dog Eyes Day" 

I say. 

Your forehead creases and your nose crunches and you're confused 

So I open my mouth to explain 

But you turn away. 

I start to speak and you look back at me 

"You know when you do Puppy Dog Eyes, 

And you open your eyes REALLY wide 

To the point where you can feel cool air on your irises 

And your eyes feel a little loose like they're gonna fall out? 

A day-" 

That's all I'll get to tell you 

Because you're gone, lost to words more important 

You'll never know that 

A day like today is a Puppy Dog Eyes Day 

Because I'm holding my eyes open wide so that I can't cry