Daisy

Author: Brian Dominguez

all those years
all those times
you were there
under our feet
you made hard times better
you made life seem careless
you playful tail wagging
the sound of your bark
those things will keep you alive
fourteen years of scratching the door
barking at strangers
protecting us from evil
you knew all along
Life was a privilege
Not a right
Through all the pain
you never cried
I wish I were as strong as you
your memory runs as free as you did
now that your gone
Im sorry for the times I was mean
you were always so content
now your heart rests
guarding Gentile Lane
you will always be my dog
you will always be my Daisy

--1995