IN MY ROOM

Looking around,

Nobody's here Bailey's gone And he left With all my comforts He was everything to me My family, My pet, My owner, My light, My blanket, My pillow, And mostly, My friend. But now he's gone Bailey's gone And as I'm Looking around, Nobody's here.

I LIE IN MY BED

Looking up

Through that

Window. Then I draw my Attention To those Stained-glass Stickers We made.

BAILEY

Had come over

One day with

Something in His jacket. He let me peek

And I saw the

Lettering: "Stained Glass Sticker Kit". Boy was I excited

Because I knew

We would be the Ones using it. Bailey never did Anything alone. He was always with me. Until that day.

WELL, I'M STILL

Lying on my bed

Trying to remember Those great Moments That I had spent With Bailey. Before he became blind. I remember when We went horse-back Riding.

BOY WAS HE SCARED

When we saw

Those horses. It looked like he was About to cry his Eyes out. I knew he didn't Like heights. He HATED them. Those horses were Huge! They pranced Around the ring. Bailey had told Me he had ridden Before. But I knew he Had never ridden These kinds of horses. But I knew he'd love It when we'd Tried it. And so we did.

FREE...

Running free

Of humans We're riding Thrusher Running free With Bailey My Bailey We're running free In the wild. ... And we're also Running from that Horse-back riding Coach because We ran away with His horses.

STILL TRYING

Trying to remember

Those broken pieces Of Bailey's heart And wondering Where they should go Next.

HAPPY KITE

Kite flying

With Bailey. We made a Rainbow kite Winding itself Around in the sky Tail swirling And spinning Like a happy pup Wagging its tail Blinding colors Reflect the light Of the sunset Deep into the clouds Disappearing into white Soft Like a painting— Happy kite. And happy me.

HELLO?

Anyone there

At the "Bailey's Memory Service"?

WATCHING CLOUDS

Swirls of cotton

Fluffy curls of white Waves of softness Swirling around in the clear sky Fading away In the image of a pillow Texture of cotton candy Texture of Bailey's love.

SPLASHING WAVES

When we're at the beach

Bailey and I My Bailey and I Splashing waves With Bailey's feet And my feet Waves turning from Small to big waves Curling around all our feet Wind Blowing our hair off to one side Faces cooled Dunk! Bailey pushes me into The salty water.

THAT TIME

I'm still trying

To remember all Of the details of that Sleep-over— That Time.

THE WHISPERING WIND

The wind winds itself

Around my house. Whispering, whispering, Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Frost on the corners of my window, Whispering, whispering, Creak says the door Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Says the wind, Whispering, whispering, Telling secrets no one ever knew, No one will ever know. Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

I'LL FORGIVE HIM

Even if I know

He would Never Ever Ever Forgive me. But it's Worth trying, Isn't it?

IT'S DAWN ALREADY

And I'm looking

Through the Curtains, Just peeking, Into the window Next door. It's Bailey's window. And he's not awake yet.

THEN I KNOW

That all the things

Will work out. He'll forgive me. Because I felt Like forgiving him When I thought about All the great Moments Times We had together. I'll just Go up to him And repeat all Those memories. Then he'll forgive me. I know he will. And after he First forgives me, Then I'll forgive him Next.

IN MY ROOM

Looking around,

Somebody's here Bailey's come back And he came back With all my comforts He is everything to me My family, My pet, My owner, My light, My blanket, My pillow, And mostly, My friend. And now he's here Bailey's here And as I'm Looking around, Somebody's here.