The One Who Touched My Heart
The one I loved, who in return loved me -
not ever questioning a thing I did -
is gone! But for ten years his face I’d see
each day so happy like a little kid.
He always stayed near me. I can’t recall
a night that he was not there by my side.
No cruelty lived in his soul at all.
The day we let him go, I cried and cried.
Sometimes things happen. I was forced to part
with Ollyver, who always loved me so.
The day I gave him up I lost my heart
(at least a part of it). That much I know.
Two years went by since Ollyver got placed
in someone else’s home. I knew not where
he ended up, but one night I embraced
my dog again! I woke and he was there!
I woke up from a dream one night to feel
the presence of my dog. It felt so sweet.
I touched and smelled his fur. Oh, it was REAL!
To sleep I then returned and to a street.
My dog was roaming it along with me.
Had his dear soul returned so he might get
a last farewell? I do believe it’s true.
We had a bond too precious to forget!
Aug. 29, 2021
for The One Who Touched My Heart Poetry Contest
Sponsor : Regina McIntosh
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