Angel Love
A fluff of dark brown fur Tiny, crawling to find a teat to suckle My first memory of you New Year’s Eve Fireworks: I protect you, I hold you tight Your first memory of me Our honeymoon: a trip to the mountains Tiny puppy cuddled at my feet Such a beautiful memory Late-night role playing Dice rolling everywhere Food! You think … and swallow Emergency surgery Watching over you all night A scary memory Two, three, four … Boerboel You, tossed around from one to the other Another scary memory of you Five, six, seven … Pekingese Abused and afraid; you showed them peace and happiness How proud I am of you Eight, nine, ten … years Jumping Jack no more How calm you have become Eleven, twelve, thirteen … time ticks I call your name It falls on deaf ears Fourteen, fifteen, sixteen … Old eyes see no more Your paws shuffle through the house Seventeen … You’re an angel You are Mitsukai ~ o O o ~ 御使い (mitsukai) = angel