Tie me away A puppy cavorts in sunny fields. A yap and nip that never yeilds. Companion's fate at sight unsealed. Two friends, to friends, eternal pact. Two merge, to merge one soul intact. Endless world to youths distract. My fuzzy friend your voice is shrill Your stubby tail is never still There is a place for you to fill. A friendless void within my soul Which mommies cannot see. My mate to dwell inside this hole Which daddies cannot be. So lay your head upon my lap And guard my dreams from fears In time for after-morning nap With fur and floppy ears. Two years have past how fast youve grown. A pup no more the time has flown. And better friend i've never known. Two rhomp, to play on daddy's farm. I fear. You keep me safe from harm With howl and growl my hound alarm. We run in golden fields of grain. We roll in mud amidst the rain. And play child's games that aren't sane At nights my tiny bed is filled With lumps of fuzzy you. At sharing warmth you're plainly skilled And moreso as you grew. Lay your head upon my lap And guard my dreams from fears. My arms around i wont unwrap My friend of passing years. Tomorrow i am turning ten! I tell you with excited grin. Anticipation churns within. Responding with a wagging tail. You huff a sigh and then inhale Then trot ahead along the trail. The woods retreat and home appears With every step my birthday nears The decade's song within my ears. Envision piles of gifts stacked high. I wonder what i'll get. In daydreams ten year olds can fly Your back i absent pet. Lay your head upon my lap As i turn out the light. No gift like you will i unwrap So long as you're in sight. The special day has gone and been A month or two i have been ten And daddy's built for you a pen. He told me there you will be tied He said you cannot stay inside But then relented when i cried. Friends eternal we will be Always stay beside of me Untethered strong and roaming free. Keep nose up front and tail behind No matter what they say No chain nor leash will ever bind Never tied away. Lay your head upon my lap I'll pull away the thorn. Guard me with your growl and snap Then greet me in the morn. Toss and turn i'm feeling rough. With growing symptoms is the cough. You lie at foot i'm hot enough. Dad suggests you not be near. He says towards sickness doggies steer. But those are words i will not hear. You comfort me truth to tell In this viral swarming hell My throat is raw and eyeballs swell. The doctor cannot find a cure Sometimes it does not matter. I watch your nose push through the door Im never getting better. So lay your head upon my lap Protect me from the storm Await with me my final nap And guard my shaking form. The darkness nears my loyal friend The illness grows it will not mend I ask you wait until the end. My arm's too weak to pat your head. You whine and nuzzle me instead. In days or weeks i will be dead. I can't get up go out and play No matter that you wait and stay So sickness wont tie me away. When morning comes and i don't wake I fear that you will cry. Away my body they will take And never tell you why. Lay your head upon my lap Bring comfort to my dying Please don't fear my father's strap Ignore my quiet crying. My son has cried his final tear. My son has nothing more to fear It is a corpse you huddle near. Stupid dog my son is dead You need not guard his tiny bed. Come along with me instead. Come with me don't bare your teeth! Above his bed we'll hang a wreath Once you're outside and he's beneath. No longer will you find a place To taint within my home. You'll be outside in open space With barely room to roam. So lift your head from off his lap Outside is where you'll stay Around your neck i'll place a strap Forever tied away.
That's so sad! I feared the dog was going to die, so it took me completely be surprise. This poem is an amazibg peice of art, you could win awards with it.