I wrote this when I was 14 and our family dog Peaches died. I can still remember my parents bringing her home as a puppy when I was 5 years old.
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In the morning when I drive away
I look in the windows for your peering face,
When I come home and walk through the door
I expect your greeting and wagging tail
That’s no more.
If I’m not in the room
I don’t know when the mailman comes
Because I’m used to you telling me
When you bark and run,
But you’re gone.