MY PRECIOUS PUPPY
by SANDY WANTUCH
MY PRECIOUS PUPPY, THIS IS SO HARD. IT BREAKS MY HEART AND BURNS MY SOUL. I'VE PUT IT OFF AS LONG AS I COULD.BUT I CAN'T STAND TO SEE YOU SUFFER. THE MEDICINE ISN'T WORKING ANY LONGER. AND THIS IS THE ONLY OTHER WAY I CAN HELP YOU. I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU WILL EVER KNOW. YOU ARE SUCH A SPECIAL BOY. THE FIRST DOG THAT WAS TRULY MINE. WHAT A CUTE PUPPY YOU WERE. HOW COULD ANYONE NOT LOVE YOU? WE HAD MANY GOOD YEAR TOGETH ER. YOU GAVE ME SUCH JOY. I NEVER GET TIRED OF SEEING YOUR PUPPY FACE, I NEVER REALIZED YOU WERE GETTING OLD. I REFUSED TO SEE YOUR BODY AGING, GROWING FRAIL AND WEAK. I CAN'T IMAGINE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU. I KNOW A PART OF ME WILL DIE WITH YOU. I WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER. SOON YOU WILL BE LEAVING ME. GOING ON TO ANOTHER LIFE. I CANNOT COME. YOU MUST GO BY YOURSELF. DON'T BE AFRAID WHEN YOU WAKE UP AND I'M NOT THERE. IT WILL BE OKAY. BUFFY LEE WILL BE THERE FOR YOU. WHEN YOU WAKE UP, YOU WILL BE PAIN-FREE. YOU'LL BE FREE-- YOUNG AND STRONG AGAIN. YOU'LL RUN AND PLAY. THERE WILL BE LOTS OF ANIMALS FOR YOU TO PLAY WITH. PLEASE DON'T FORGET ME. REMEMBER, I WON'T BE FAR AWAY. YOU AND BUFFER CAN COME BACK HOME-IF YOU WANT TO. THERE WILL BE MANY TIMES I WILL CALL FOR YOU. PLEASE COME TO ME. CLOSE YOUR EYES. GO TO SLEEP, MY BABY,GO TO SLEEP....... .
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