ANOTHER CHANCE

ANOTHER CHANCE

 

What I wished for most was

Another chance to see your glance

Another chance to give you

What you needed most.

 

You came into my life when

We were both young and healthy

We were learning together

It was going to be a great life us two.

 

Life threw many harsh twists and turns

It became hard to think of us

I was unable to heed you

Because I was struggling too.

 

I did not recognize the severity

Or the frailty that came over you

You tried to show me

How vital my attention was.

 

You became sick slowly and

I did not follow it closely

Then you began to stumble when walking

And I thought you could still be recovering.

 

You then lost your ability to walk

And I told you I loved you

I tried to take better care of you

But I was belated in doing so.

 

I came home too late that somber day

It was the worst day of my life

I watched you take your last breaths

And then you went to death.

 

Losing you felt like

Being stabbed in the throat

I couldn’t breathe, I couldn’t speak

Nor did I want to.

 

You were the best friend of my life

I will never forget

Your strife and how you tried

To tell me things with your eyes.

 

 

You were kind, gentle and intelligent

I have never known another like you

You gave me love and companionship

But I fell short in our friendship.

 

My beloved dog, Rocky

Please God another chance

Is what I say in my head

Over and over again!

 

 

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