My Best Friend

It is in rememberance of my best friend-my childhood pet

He was there,

To see me stand,

To see me fall,

To watch me grow.

He was there,

To follow me to school,

To bring me back home,

To guide me through wilderness.

He was there,

To see me cry.

To soothe, me no less,

Than any other.

And now I stand,

Watching him close his eyes,

To leave the chaos of life,

To enter into serenity.

He was there,

But now he leaves,

I try in vain,

To make his tail wag once more.

The void he left in my heart,

I know not how I'll fill,

Oh please,give him back to me.

My friend, I love you.

Reviews

[lenabean]

This is a wonderful tribute to your best friend, Catwoman. I know all too well the sorrow of losing beloved pets, and I have written poems about them as well. I love the structure of this poem, and the sadness captured inside. Keep writing, and welcome to WritersCafe! :)

[catwoman]

thank you :)

[Donna]

This had my in tears! It is so hard losing a dog, they are a part of our family, they have personality, and they show unconditional love. Thanks for sharing this beautiful poem!

[Andrew Leo]

Yes!
I trust my dog above my best friend, any and every time without a doubt.

[The Templar]

A wonderful peice of poetry, reminds me of my first dog when I was 6. He unfortunately died after being hit by a car 4 years later, but I loved him still. Overall, nice work.

[Valentine]

We do get very close to our pets. They love us back, no judging us, just loving us. Hard to replace isn't it? Valentine

[Demiurgic_Amon]

Just....Wow!

I'm no poet, but still, this is excellent, and the minimalism really ads to the feeling of sadness.

it's as if this was written in the recent wake of the pet's death.

Overall, really good

[catwoman]

thanks for reading and leaving a review :)

[Glen Yumang Manese]

I like the dedication of this & the emotions show through in the entire piece...I would also like to invite you to Pet Rainbow & share this remembrance with others...if you have a Facebook account...please post this there...and give others the value of your beloved pet...its our new site devoted for pet lovers...really glad I got to read this work...I would edit a bit for clarity in one line, as I will note on the bottom:

He was there,
To see me stand,
To seem me fall,
To watch me grow.

He was there,
To follow me to school,
To bring me back home,
To guide me through wilderness.

He was there,
To see me cry.
To soothe, me no less,
Than any other.

And now I stand,
Watching him close his eyes,
To leave the chaos of life,
To enter into serenity.

He was there,
But now he leaves,
I try in vain,
To make his tail wag once more.

The void he left in my heart,
I know not how I'll fill,
Oh please,give him back to me.
My friend, I love you.

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He was there,
To see me stand,
To see me fall,
To watch me grow.

He was there,
To follow me to school,
To bring me back home,
To guide me through wilderness.

He was there,
To see me cry.
To soothe, me no less,
Than any other.

And now I stand,
Watching him close his eyes,
To leave the chaos of life,
To enter into serenity.

He was there,
But now he leaves,
I try in vain,
To make his tail wag once more.

The void he left in my heart,
I know not how I'll fill,
Oh please,give him back to me.
My friend, I love you.

[catwoman]

thanks :) i am not there on facebook so i can't post, right :( i am glad you read it :) sorry, but i can't really make out the change you suggested..

[Glen Yumang Manese]

He was there,
To see me stand,
To seem me fall,
To watch me grow.

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He was there,
To see me stand,
To see me fall,
To watch me grow.

---

See it now...its a minor in the first stanza...you can post in the future at our site --- Pet Rainbow...just Google it...since you do not have Facebook...good day...

[nazia]

a tribute to a friend whose place no one can take. A beautiful piece dear. The pain of losing someone is always there no matter how many years pass by. a lovely write :)

[catwoman]

thank you for taking the time to read it :)

[Eddie Davis]

A very touching tribute to man's best friend. Oh how well I know of this pain. One small mistake: You forgot the "M" in 'him' in 'Watching him close his eye'. You are very gifted in your poetry writing.

[catwoman]

thanks :) You must have wondered how I manage to make mistakes in everything i write :)

[wordman]

tragic,our best friend ,they listen and never interrupt
they are always on our side they follow us where ever we go
and when they pass we miss them so

[catwoman]

thank you for reviewing :)..yes i really do miss him :(

[wordman]

you are welcome and I still miss my best friend of 12 years