Love Poem: Tear Jerker
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Written by: Daver Austin

Tear Jerker

TEAR JERKER

when he wouldn’t eat
i knew something was wrong
and those helpless eyes
as though he wanted to tell me
he needed help    but no voice

when i met those eyes
something old as creation
communication
burned across primordial fires
transcending species    gender

“though I love you    friend
though I know that you love me
it is time to leave
talk very kindly to me
whispering    patting my head”
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This in remembering all our animal friends that have gone over the last nearly 60 years