Poem Following a Senior Dog Rescue Video

We'll all be old dogs someday 
if we last so long. 
We'll remember when we were young 
and active and greatly loved. 

But then one day someone 
dumped us off at the side of the road 
because adult diapers were getting 
expensive and conversations 
took us forever searching for our words.

So there we are 
on the side of the road, afraid,
slow from age just kind of waiting 
for someone to remember 
to come back and get us, 
while we become increasingly
rattyass and flea-bitten
with muddy poo under our tails. 

Will there be
one final round of happiness
for any of us?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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March 31, 2021 at 8:04 PM
" because adult diapers were getting expensive and conversations took us forever searching for our words." I love this so much!
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