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The Web Poetry Corner - Phil Pochurek - The Pain Of Knowing

The Pain Of Knowing

by

Phil Pochurek


The pain of knowing
What you did was right
Isn’t any comfort later that night
When your hand falls
Over the side of your bed.
That’s when you finally realize
Her familiar muzzle and brown eyes,
That gentle lick of her tongue
Are really, finally forever gone
And your dearest, truest friend is dead.
All those years she was there for you
Through the pain and the joy
To see you through
And make sure you were all right,
Always as close to you as she could be.
Often lying on top of your feet.
Sneaking up on your bed
After you’ve fallen asleep
To watch over you through the night.
I’ve never had a better friend
More understanding and forgiving
Through thick and thin
Who always had time for me,
Whose only complaint
Was when I went away
And couldn’t spend another minute of the day
With her to keep her company.
I use to think being alone
Was just the two of us together
Doing whatever felt right.
All those years went by so fast
And now she’s gone her life is done
And I’m learning the true meaning of alone, tonight.
I’m sure she knows this all will pass
And someday we’ll be together again.
But right now the pain is too great.
Not seeing her smile
And wagging stub of a tail
Waiting for me at the gate.
Laying by the door
When I come home late
And everyone else is asleep.
Knowing she’d be there when I came home
Always made it easier to go,
Coming home to her wagging tail
Her loving head bowed low,
Those big brown eyes and her smile
Took all the wrinkles out of my day
And made everything seem worthwhile.
The days are painfully longer now
But eventually they too will pass
The sooner I realize,
I’m a better man for knowing her
And all the years she gave me.
The memories of her sweet brown eyes
That loved me unconditionally.

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