Sadness

I am writing this post with tears in my eyes and falling down my cheeks. I talked to my best friend tonight on the phone and found out that his beloved dog, Mary, was hit and killed by a car yesterday. He was chasing after her and trying to get her to come back and she ran into the street. He didn't see it happen, but he heard it. The people never stopped and by the time he got her to the vet, she was gone. Bandit had met Mary before and she was actually one of the few dogs that Bandit accepted right away and didn't growl or bark at. She was the sweetest dog and was not even 2 years old. I know that my best friend gave her a wonderful life, although it was too short. Here is a poem that I found to help us remember that our pet will always be part of our lives:

I ONLY WANTED YOU

They say memories are golden
well maybe that is true.
I never wanted memories,
I only wanted you.

A million times I needed you,
a million times I cried.
If love alone could have saved you
you never would have died.

In life I loved you dearly,
In death I love you still.
In my heart you hold a place
no one could ever fill.

If tears could build a stairway
and heartache make a lane,
I'd walk the path to heaven
and bring you back again.

Our family chain is broken,
and nothing seems the same.
But as God calls us one by one,
the chain will link again.

Author unknown