A Eulogy For Brit
The child was walking home from school
Almost running now,
The anticipated fun awaiting him at his door
The dog always knew ahead of time his coming
and would always be early at the door ,
tail wagging , tongue flapping,
The Mother always knew the time
and would let the dog out the door just minutes before.
The boy was just a few blocks away now smiling from ear to ear
Knowing playtime with Brit was almost near
Then,
A tire screaching, a deathly howl,
had stopped the boy in his tracks.
He could feel death in the air
He could feel a crushing hush settle on him
He broke into another run
He reached his house
to see the truck driver carrying his dead friend
He never knew a broken heart before that day
His mother swooped him up and tried to stop the screams
There seemed to be weeks of tears
The boy quit playing outside
and would only go out to throw stones at passing trucks
to suppress his anger
And one broken windshield later
He was not allowed near the roadway
A year had passed slowly
and the parents brought another dog
It was of the same breed
A valiant attempt to heal a six year old heart
But the memory of Brit remains to this day
Forever buried in the old mans heart
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