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I lost a little life today -

six pounds ( formerly ten )

of loyalty betrayed

by people who

left it to me to see

that their pet

didn’t die alone / out of sight

while they feigned infatuation

with “The Price is Right”.



I lost a little faith today –

trust

that grace is an integral part

of every heart

attended the soul of gentle Domingo,

whose care had mattered less

than cash,

X, crystal meth,

and a fatuous family’s distaste for death.



I lost a little more today -

debilitating years of fear

that I was selfish, weak

and too emotionally meek

to confront a cruelty

and take control

[ to console a creature ( not even mine )

whose kinder death craved only

comfort and time ].