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THE DAY MY SHADOW DIED






THE DAY MY SHADOW DIED







No words can say just how it is that I feel
But I have a pain that is far too real,
Today I lost my shadow, my best friend
My pain started when his life came to an end.


I`m truly devastated by it all
All I can do is let my tears fall,
But they won`t stop there`s an endless supply
My heart is broken and my eyes aren`t dry.


That ill fated morning he lay on the floor
What was wrong with him we couldn`t be sure,
He couldn`t stand, his legs wouldn`t take his weight
I thought, `my baby`s not in a very good state`.


Took him to the vets but my heart was sinking fast
I had a gut feeling this trip would be his last,
All his right side was where the problem lay
She thought it might be best if we called it a day.


A blood clot or stroke she couldn`t be sure
But for my poor Sweep there wasn`t a cure,
He was so distressed I had to let him go
I`ll miss him more than he`ll ever know.


I held his head and looked into his eyes
I told him I loved him between sobs and cries,
I told him just what he`d meant to me
Without Sweep life won`t be the same for me.


I kissed him and cuddled him and held him tight
I love this little dog with all of my might,
I said, `I love you my precious you`re Mum`s best boy`
I kept saying it `til he breathed no more.


Wherever I went he`d be at my feet
And when I came in he`d be there to greet,
But no more will he be at my side
For today is the day that my shadow died.



Sweep June 1995 - 30th May 2009





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