The pain is still there
a dull sense of emptiness
ever so slight
one could think I didn’t miss you
or the light
I saw in your eyes.
There were two of you
one I buried long ago
the other I left
in a life I had to let go.
I can still hear drops
of tears hitting plastic
one of you were wrapped in
I can still feel my pounding heart
when I got a call,
the second one is with his brother.
I never thought
some of my best friends
would be 4 legged.
I never thought
I would miss you this much.
I see your light in others,
When I walk down the street
and I see you running to me
I blink away the tears
and see you
on the leash of another.
They say that animals have
no souls
but I’ve see your souls and your spirits
in open eyed dreams
of a time lost
I miss my friends
The ones who never hurt me
The ones I can never replace
Anthony Otero 