Return To Me

He sit by the door day after day Waiting for her to return Ready to play he'd patiently wait 'Til time for school to adjourn A child and her dog, bonded in life He became this little girl's friend Raised from a puppy, he slept on her bed Together, until the end Walking home from school one day She tripped on the sidewalk and fell Rushed to the hospital, the little girl died When her brain continued to swell She didn't come home, he didn't understand It was time to play their game They tried to call him away from the door But every day was the same He'd sit by the door day after day Waiting for her to return Ready to play he'd patiently wait 'Til time for school to adjourn