As I packed my gear for tomorrow’s race
I saw her lying still on the ground
I kneeled down to see her face
Her whimpering, the only sound.
She wouldn’t move, she wouldn’t respond
I told my family her time had come
This was the only moment we’d bond
Up until this point, I thought she was dumb.
She used to run away from me
this time was different as I touched her head,
she didn’t have the life in her to flee,
her heart was beating, but she was dead.
I couldn’t sleep that night, I’d wake up in tears.
to watch Life escape us, is something we all fear.
