To Dear Old Scrappy

You’re etched on the inside of my eye lids
Every time I blink I see you
I blink faster and faster
Until you’re all I see
I’ve fallen back in time
I’m in a flashback it seems
I hear you whine
I hear you scream
I see your body tense with pain
I see it in you eyes
That strength never regained
And when you were helplessly carried to the truck
You were scared
We were scared
I was scared
Because of school you slipped my mind
It was just a herniated disc
I thought you’d be fine
It’s the end of school and I’m walking out
I peer over the corner to find our white car
But instead see our truck lurking about
I climb in and say “Hi’s” and how was Scrappy
She looks in the rear view mirror
And stares me in the eyes
She scared me, she really did
Megan there was nothing we could do, I swear I tried
He just wouldn’t have lived
Scrappy had died
Crying uncontrollably
I couldn’t believe it
Are you joking?
He was healthy, strong and not one mole
For eleven years he was lean and mean
Then cancer took its toll
Thinking I’d see him at the end of the day
I regret being happy
And considering him a loose fray
While I was laughing and having a good time
I never realized he was being whisked away
Put to sleep, as painless as saying hi
I never realized until we buried him
I never got to say goodbye
His white fur contrasting against the blue blanket that will never be rotten
He went peacefully
And will never be forgotten
This is dedicated to my mother
For he was her baby
And to my favorite brother
Tick tock time is turning
One minute?! That’s all that’s passed by?
Wow wonder how it’s going to be tomorrow morning