Lighting the Path Less Taken

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and may come to that time where we lose them....thank you Carole q18

If it should be

If it should be that I grow frail and weak,
And pain should wake me from my sleep
Then you must do what must be done,
For this last battle can't be won.

We've had so many happy years,
What is to come will hold no fears,
You'd not want me to suffer, so,
When the time comes, please let me go.

I know in time you too will see,
It is a kindness you do to me,
Although my tail it's last has waved
From pain and suffering I've been saved.

You will be sad, I understand,
Don't let you grief then stay your hand,
For this day, more than all the rest,
Your love and friendship stand the test.

Take me where my needs they'll tend
Only stay with me til the end,
And hold me firm and speak to me,
Until my eyes no longer see.

Do not grieve that it should be you
Who has to decide this thing to do,
We've been so close, we two these years,
Don't let your heart hold any tears.

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I'm Still Here

I stood by you, by your bed last night, I came to have a peep.
I could see that you were crying, you found it hard to sleep.
I whined to you softly as you brushed away a tear,
"It's me, I haven't left you, I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here."

I was close to you at breakfast.
I watched you pour the tea.
You were thinking of the many times your hands reached down to me.

I was with you at the shops today.
Your arms were getting sore. I longed to take your parcels. I wish I could do more.

I was with you at my grave today. You tend it with such care.
I want to reassure you, that I'm not lying there.

I walked with you towards the house, as you fumbled for your key.
I gently put my paw on you, I smiled and said, "It's me."

You looked so very tired and sank into a chair.
I tried so hard to let you know that I was standing there.

It's possible for me to be so near you everyday -
to say to you with certainty, "I never went away."

You sat there very quietly, then smiled, I think you knew.
In the stillness of that evening, I was very close to you.

The day is over.....I smile and watch you yawning
and say, "Good night, God bless - I'll see you in the morning."

And when the time is right for you to cross the brief divide,
I'll rush across to greet you and we'll stand side by side.

I have so many things to show you, there is so much for you to see.
Be patient, live your journey out....then come home to be with me.