ANOTHER CHANCE

LOSS OF BELOVED DOG

ANOTHER CHANCE

 ANOTHER CHANCE

 

What I only wished for most was

another chance to see your glance

another chance to see your dance

as I walked in the door.

 

You came into my life when

we were both young and healthy

we were learning together

it was going to be a great life for us.

 

Life threw me many harsh twists and turns

so I was incapable of heeding 

what you were requiring

because I was struggling too.

 

I didn’t recognize the severity

or the frailty that came over you

though you tried to show me

many times with your expressive eyes.

 

You then lost your ability to walk

and I began to talk; I told you I loved you

I tried to take better care of you

but I was belated in doing so.

 

I failed my loyal companion and it was an irreplaceable love

lost when I arrived home too late that somber day

I watched you take your last breaths

and then you went to death.

 

With the unfathomable pain of

losing my beloved dog, Rocky

I cry out everyday God 

please another chance!