The story begins almost six years ago on an October morn
I was on a site on the internet our neighbour called “puppy porn”
The ones that have the young doggies for sale and have their pictures on display
We were both able to avoid all these temptations until this particular day
It had now been two years since we had to put our old dog “Stan” to rest
He was such a loyal dog and to so many people, he was just the best
But after dog sitting for some friends just the week before
We both seemed to get the itch and couldn’t hold out anymore
That morning we saw the pictures and both agreed on that special one
Then we both hopped in the car and our new journey had begun
Before we reached our destination, we decided one puppy would never do
When we finally arrived, we decided we’d bring home two
We picked out a pair of puppies and had an overnight stay
The plan was to stay in this hotel and pick them up the next day
The owner’s words disturbed us and truly made us frown
When he said “he was getting rid of the mother or going to put her down”
This statement really bothered us and we stewed on it all night
The fact that he was going to get rid of the mother we didn’t feel was right
So the next morning we did take home two dogs, the mother and a son
I can still picture them running around the yard, they always seemed to have so much fun
Six years have now come and gone and these two have never been apart
Yesterday we had to put Mother “Molly” down, it truly broke our hearts
We took the puppy with us so he could say goodbye
He was there to witness her passing as we all petted her and cried
He was nose to nose with her when she met her end
Now we are left to mourn but still have one furry friend
How he will react to this separation? In the next few days we’ll know
This is an experience this dog as a puppy should have experienced years ago
He has no idea how lucky he has been to have been with his mother all these years
The thought of them being unconnected brings us all to tears
So goodbye Molly, we will miss you and take care of your little one
Hope you are now free to roam and are finally able to run
Fate was the reason that you were initially attracted to my wife
This enabled all of us to hopefully give you a better life
With all these words I’ve written I hope that they will convey
We are going to miss you “Molly Girl” each and every day
The Black Sheep Poet 