Heartache

One day I met you at the pound

You were a little boy

I took you home, we bonded close

My heart was filled with joy

We ran and played and spent our time

Together hard at play

We had such fun and shared such love

My heart soared every day

For many years I was so sure

You’d always be with me

Forever I’d know happiness

My heart was filled with glee

You grew old and tired and ill

I knew the end was near

I couldn’t stand your suffering

My heart was filled with fear

Then I had to let you go

Your life was far too brief

I missed you and I felt so lost

My heart was filled with grief

It’s was some time since you’d been gone

But each and every day

I thought of you with sadness and

My heart filled with dismay

Some years ago we shared our lives

The ache will never cease

But finally now I can go on

My heart is filled with peace