Saying Goodbye

Saying goodbye pains me so.. You were my sunshine .. You spread cheer.. My days were filled with joy.. I rescued you my sweet pug.. My gift to you was a new home.. A new life.. Filled with love.. In return you gave me much more.. Unconditional love.. Unlimited and constant.. We shared a special bond.. You and I.. Saying goodbye pains me so.. Hurts me so.. Your health deteriorated.. You suffered.. In your suffering.. I was there for you.. I gave you love, tender, and care.. On a cold winters day.. Your life was about to end.. I held you in my arms lovingly.. One last time.. Your big brown eyes expressed .. You unconditional love.. Filled with sadness and despair.. A river of tears running down my face.. My sweet pug departed from this earth.. Peacefully.. Emptiness surrounds me.. My wounds are opened.. In time.. My wounds shall heal.. The special bond we shared.. Is alive and well.. It never dies.. Saying goodbye pains me so.. Instead I shall say.. To you.. We will meet again one day.. My sweet pug Pacino.. May you rest in peace.. This poem is dedicated to my neice Laura.. Who lost her sweet dog Pacino..