It is lonely
Seeing ghosts of wagging tails
Dancing feet and twinkling eyes.
To remember joy made physical
Only because of my existence.
It is lonely
To catch the movements
From the corners of my eyes
Of furry bodies no longer present.
Grief is a hard, hard, hard burden.
But you,
Are lighter without the responsibility
Lighter with the freedom
Lighter from the consequences.
Lighter with the isolation
That is not loneliness to you.
But oh,
It is to me,
And my heavy heart struggles
With this burden of grief.
Knowing you. Knowing me.
Knowing the sacrifice you make
To bring some relief from grief,
To bring me a piece of joy again,
Wagging on the tip
of a tiny tail.
2016/04/08
Shawn L. Bird 
Very lyrical this one. I was almost nodding my head to the beat. Cool. Nice poem, nice theme
Thanks, Henry.
I can so relate to this…
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LOVE this!!!
Thank you, Rich.
He sends you what relief he can, from that dog park in the Beyond. ❤
New baby arrived today… He’s a lovely balm for grief.
N’aw…there’s something almost bitter sweet about this, but mostly sweet.
Thanks, Tahni.