Why?
Uploaded by stefenietan on Dec 11, 2005
My mind’s in turmoil
My heart is torn two ways
Little did I know
That tonight would be in such dismay
As tears streak down my cheeks
Down Memory Lane I take a peek
There he sat in a small cage,
A contented yawn and sleepy gaze.
Midnight black with two white socks,
Emblazoned on his chest- a bold, bright cross
Round as a ball on four small paws,
In love I fell, the first sight I saw.
Took him home in my arms,
First thing he did was pee all around.
My father yelled, my mother sighed,
But I melted when I saw his puppy dog eyes.
In time he grew
Mischievous and gay
Prancing around, causing trouble
Mayhem and dismay
A scolding I would give
And with a guilty look, he received.
A moment later he’ll crawl humbly to me
With downcast eyes and drooped tail
Begging for forgiveness
And gladly I would shower love.
But somehow gradually,
Things started to change.
He grew hard to control,
Aggressive, fierce, sometimes even half-deranged.
Yet sometimes I can still see
His eyes looking lovingly at me.
Full of trust and dependance,
He looks to me as his alliance.
Loyal and faithful,
Loving and true,
Not once has he turned against me,
Yet his murderer I must now be.
Took him into the car,
A bundle of energy and excitement,
The veil of tears I could hardly bear
To see him oblivious to his coming death sentence.
Placed him on the cold aluminium table,
The clicking of his nails echoing throughout the room
Trembling from head to foot,
To me he ran for comfort.
Took him into my arms,
Hugged him close to my heart,
Hid my face in his fur,
He could not understand why the tears.
Stroking him soothingly,
Reluctantly I let him go
Lies and empty promises
That everything will be okay- I told.
The lethal needle slid home
Within seconds he was struggling to stand.
As life left his body and bone
He weakly lay down and put his head near my hand.
With a breaking heart,
I leaned down to whisper a tearful goodbye
He looked at me with glazed over eyes
That seemed to ask…
Why?