A Little Boy's Best Friend

by Prince Enigma   May 11, 2005


Hurrying home from school,
Being clumsy and a klutz,
I trip on the sidewalk again,
This time only a small bruise no cuts.

I dash upstairs to mend my ouchie,
Frantically looking for a band-aid,
Winnie the Pooh will do,
All of a sudden I feel afraid.

Where is my best friend,
"Max, where are you?"
He wasn't in my room.
"Max, where are you?"

I went to check the doghouse,
Nothing but an empty plate,
"Max, where are you?"
I guess he just ate.

I ran to the basement,
All I see is his teddy bear,
"Max, where are you?"
Dogs don't just vanish into thin air.

I check his favorite spot,
All I see is his sweater,
"Max, where are you?"
Then I notice on the fridge a letter...

"Sorry sweetie, Max is gone,"
"I didn't know how to break you the news,"
"Max was very sick"
"I know he's someone you did not want to lose"

"He is in a happy place now,"
"They had to put him to sleep,"
"I'm so sorry baby,"
All I could do was weep.

I went down on two knees,
Collapsed onto the kitchen floor,
As tears flowed from my eyes,
There was a knock on the door.

I hear the barking of another dog,
I want my Max back
I run upstairs to my room,
I can't breathe because of an asthma attack.

I huff and puff deeply,
As I sat on my bed and prayed,
God please give me my dog back,
I know I'm only a boy in the 3rd grade.

With a silence in the room,
Countless hours passing by,
His family finds his motionless body,
Why did a dog's best friend have to die.

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  • 18 years ago

    by paulina.♥

    That was so sad, but so beautiful. I can relate to this poem. I love my dog and I don't know what I would do if he were to die. :( Keep writing these beautiful poems.

    -Ice

  • 18 years ago

    by Nici

    The way you have expressed this boys sorrows works well. I could really imagine his lose and grief.

    Keep Writing
    Nici

  • 18 years ago

    by Kayla

    Wow...this was long...but after the first few lines...it went uphill...I usually get board with long poems...not this one...thanks for the commets also...keep writting
    xoxo Kayla

  • awwwwwwwwww...that was sad : ( but it was good...lol I'd be so sad if my dog died hes my baby id be lost without him...but great poem 5/5

  • 18 years ago

    by Prince Enigma

    Wow thanks for the comment Satuxxa. I agree for sure, was just trying different stuff heh.