Lola
I don’t always know how to talk to you
But I miss you a lot
I don’t know how much pain you went through but I wish it had ended sooner
I’m glad at the moments that we shared, the moments where it was just the two of us walking early in the morning
When the air was still crispy and it was just the two of us
I remember bringing you along with me wherever I went
You didn’t have any choice but to follow
But you were always there for me, even when I wasn’t confident in myself
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You helped me become the woman that I am
I miss you a lot
I miss my walking buddy
I miss the moments when we could just share a moment between the two of us and I could get an escape from the house
When it felt like I had no one I had you
I know there were bad moments
I know I didn’t always treat you the best
But we knew the time was coming closer. During our walks, you would walk slower. You would trail behind me and you wouldn’t be able to go on long walks, they seemed like a chore to you. You would move less, walk less, move slower, run less and I soon forgot the old you. We would spend less time together because you couldn’t walk without stopping. The time we would spend together started to fade and we saw each other less and less. I’m sorry that life goes on like this.
I will hold it all dear to me because you are the only one who remembers.
This is a poem to my pet dog Lola who suffered through the time of old age. I didn’t get to say goodbye but I can still remember. ❤
