we had to put her down.
she was my best friend.
this was the worst part
i wanted her to lick my face
just that one last time
but she didn't have the strength
so she lifted her head instead
i let her go and suffocated myself
in her absence.

but i'm not too sad, it's kind of like that movie
"marley & me" or whatever.
she was the sweetest animal and my first dog
but we saw it coming, she led a very full life
14.5 years is something like 105 dog years
i brought her home when i was 8 in 1995
blue blanket in my lap
runt of the litter.
just like me, right?