Losing someone is never easy
But… You began as a friend,
Nothing more, nothing less

Someone to replace my old dog who was truly the best
God surely gave you a tough test

With my high expectations as any six year old would have
Your endlessly wagging tail was a trait I heard of a young yellow lab

The first time I saw you was someday after school,
You were playing in the backyard of my house
You barked at me and I thought to myself- mom-can we please get her out?

But we grew closer and closer,
As I had to take care of this crazy dog
She would run around the houses endlessly from block to block
But that’s when it happened, our hearts seemed to interlock

You always ran and never looked back
Now with you gone, my heart feels under attack

While you ran, your soft blond hair seemed to shine in the sun and rain
You began to get tired and now running would give you a pain

Time passed, and you were not the same one-year old dog you were so many years ago
Something seemed to have taken over you,
You seem to have lost your sense of fun
We prayed to God that this wouldn’t be the end of our run

But I remember you, chewing on your bone
And everything seemed like it was moving in slow motion
Now with you gone, my life has been turned upside down
I look for you, but you’re not around

Where is your endlessly wagging tail?
I long to see your flappy ears and the smile on your face
But every corner I turn I seem to fail
These memories of you will never be erased

But life moves on
Light shines, yet dimly lit, and sadness fills the air
Why do dogs live such short lives?
This isn’t very fair

But You were never a dog to me, only a friend
My best friend, my Hope,
My everything, when times began to feel as tight as a rope

I regret dismissing the time I could’ve taken you out for a walk
I would give anything to make up any time we could have spent
You will never know how much you really meant

Everything was said
But nothing was spoken
The bond between a boy and his dog will never be broken

The times we had
The paths we walked
The roads we paved
Rest in peace Zelda, an impression in my heart you have made.