Poem 14, "Reminiscing."

You were so little when you came to us.

Trouble you’d never cause, not even a little fuss.

You, I and sleep together

Caused us to be the best of friends, forever.

You’d run around and play, doing only half of the things I told you to.

Sneaky you were also eating things that weren’t yours, like the day you ate our fruit.

But life was never boring when you were around,

Especially when you grew to your full size by eating anything you found.

I remember your rides in the green wheelbarrow to help build my strength.

And I’ll always remember you being there when I needed you, by my side at arm’s length.

When I cried, you were there for me.

Always keeping me company.

Another thing I remember, when Dad tricked you.

In a wheelbarrow you went but water was there too.

Oh how you hated water after that,

It took a long time for us to get your trust back.

Then it was the end and time to make a decision,

Whether you wanted to go on or whether you wanted to keep livin’.

You decided it was time to go, because things became hard.

And now you’re in doggy heaven being our spiritual house guard.