Thursday, May 20, 2004

For an Animal I Did Not Know

Putting Down Amber

The dog was old, as such existence will
be relative to dogs, but to Valerie
her dog was younger than her teen-aged son.
And nothing’s lost, though aged eyes can't see,
so Amber wagged her tail just as the vet
plunged the needle. Now she will forget.

Gregory Perry 2004

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