A Little Goodbye

I woke up today to a bright sun,

But the morning wasn't as fun.

No squeals and barks were heard,

And no soon did my vision blur.

For those were the tears you did gift,

Felt like an uncanny time shift.

Nothing I saw while peeking out the door,

Trying to believe it, my heart tore.

On all these years, I reminisce,

and of all, it's you I miss.

We grew up together, how can you forget?

You went without a goodbye, don't you regret?

I know it was painful, I'm sorry I wasn't there

But I swear it worried me, I swear I did care.

I don't know if you understood what I said,

But everytime, you'd just nod your head.

All those afternoons when I stroked your head,

Within minutes you'd go to bed.

Oh, I tell you how pleasant it was,

But, my darling, you snored like a horse!

You always had a bite out of my plate,

Just because of your face was a good bait.

Remember the cloths we played with?

It wasn't for tug-of-war, it was meant for you to sit.

These 10 years passed by so fast,

Was it so necessary to make haste?

Couldn't you have waited for me to come?

Now look what you've done, you've made me numb.

But I understand, I guess you couldn't bear,

Or maybe didn't want the pain to be shared.

That's a good puppy, finally mature!

Behaved like an adult after 10 whole years, no more.

So I say goodbye,doggie, I say godspeed!

Although this was the last thing I'd ever need.

Because you're always going to be watching from above,

So this is from your human, with lots of love!

-Chinmayee Kulkarni