The loss of friend Is overbearing, Is Overwhelming The loss of my dog- is... just the same. Knowing death, And accepting death; Are annoyingly, Two very different And hard things to do. The loss of a life is... astonishing To say the least. To say the most- I'd have to accept death, And I still can't accept the fact my dog is gone Fear is a dangerous thing. But it motivates like hell Just Sometimes Not quick enough to make a difference. There's nothing I can tell myself. No poem I could write. No philosophical answer. To make this better than it is. This is about as bad as it gets. We'll see if I make it out. If I WANT to make it out.