I haven’t cried sad in a long time,
I’ve dipped my feet in the vast
Sadness of my heart, but I’ve
Never dared jump

And it’s starting to show,
In the way I talk, in the dark
Crevices underneath my eyes,
On my shoulders

When will it be that the heavens
play their trumpets in my name,
And let me blessed with rain showers
That washes the dirt off my soul.

Let me be touched by the
Never ending cycle,
Let me hide underneath
The shadow of the clouds.

Let me forget my heart in the
Puddles of water,
Let it be picked up by gentler hands
and cared for again.

Now, when I enter through the door,
there’s no wagging tail.  
I miss how you’d wake me up,  
Your tongue licking my face.

I miss how you’d bark,  each time I ate fruits alone.  
Now they no longer taste as sweet,  
Engulfed by grief, by my pain I’m overthrown.

I remember the day you came home, my sweet ball of fluff.  
You jumped on my lap with such certainty; it’s like you knew the depth of my love.

I recall feeding you milk and singing you to sleep,
Your departure makes my sorrow steep.
You clutched your paws to my palms tight,
My heart melted with each loving sight

You sensed when I was happy, you sensed   when I was low.  
You’d lie down next to me; you were there through the winds and snow.

You grew insecure when I fed other dogs,
Barking to say, “I’m just yours.”  
Now that you’ve ascended to the heavens, My ailing heart finds no cures.

You’ve taught me how to love and be loyal; for that, I’ll forever be in your debt.  
You’ll live on in every memory, every song;
Your companionship, I’ll never forget.

What I’d give to hold your precious little paws in my hands today?  
I’d give it all away, I’d give it all away.

Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined a love this sweet,  
May the rainbow bridge you cross lead to a day we soon meet!