The One That Got Away

saying goodbye

was the hardest thing

I've ever had to do

you were the one thing

the one living creature

I never imagined

having to say goodbye to

I always imagined

having a much longer life

just the two of us

you and I

we were in it

till the end

you and I

we were supposed

to be in it

together

forever

Jr.,

there has never been

a single day

that I don't have

you on my mind

there has never been

a single day

since the seven years

we've seen each other last

that I hadn't thought

about that dreaded day

the final goodbye

we shared

the final kiss

I left on your tiny

little brown button nose

the final squeeze of a hug

I had given you

knowing it would be our

last exchange

that dreaded day

that final goodbye

it plays over and over

again

inside my head

urging to be replayed

urging to be redone

oh Jr.,

oh how I wish

I could replay

that day

all over again

oh how I wish

you never had to

leave me

that day

oh Jr.,

not a day goes by

that I don't miss you

dearly

but Jr.,

you wouldn't believe

oh how the years

have been

since we've seen

each other last

I found another

another who makes me

feel

just as good as

you have made me

felt

he's so wonderful

he helps me get

through my days

just as you have done

he makes me smile

when I feel like crying

oh Jr.,

you'd be so thankful

for him

and I just know

that from wherever you are

you are standing your ground

smiling at the two of us

giving your little barks

to let us know

you're here

right beside us

guarding us from

all things "dangerous"

oh Jr.,

oh how I wish I could

give you the biggest

squeeze of a hug

the biggest

sloppiest

of kisses on your

tiny little brown

button nose

oh Jr.,

not a day goes by

when I don't wish

you were still here

to see just how great

I turned out

to see how far

I've come

since you've seen me

last

oh Jr.,

not a day goes by

that I don't think

about you