Goodbye

The squeaking of a car’s wheels,

On the slippery road,

The last whine of a pet in pain,

Another one lost to foolish drivers,

A lab,

A best friend,

A sister,

Hips smashed,

Side ripped open,

Looking into your eyes,

Telling you they couldn't stay,

Dream foretold,

But yelling did not help.

Same with the Cottentail,

He was loved,

Cared,

And kind,

Woke to find him missing,

A scrap of bloody fur in the woods,

Two weeks later,

A pile of fur found,

No bones,

Laying under a trash bag,

I wondered if it was a cat,

But now I'm thinking,

What if it was some hungry tramp?