Ode to the Lost

A simple body, a simple bark, a simple lick, then all is dark.

One may look in, and see a dog, but what another sees, is through the bog.

Another sees a friend, a brother, they see through the mask, another mother.

A little friend, a simple pup, now all is gone, I must set down this cup.

But how must I live through this pain, from what I lost, what can I gain?

How can I simply leave them bye, I know they’re out there, they didn't die.

Gone from my house into a home, what I could not provide, they did own.

For now I must lay these worries bye, until heaven, now I say goodbye.