Last night in the twilight

Last night in the twilight as I lay in my bed,

I heard my dogs praying and this is what they said.

It seems that these humans who love us so deep,

Cannot cross emotion, it runs far too deep.

If this is the last night I lay near this head,

Then please let them know somehow what I've said.

Right in their world is elusive and shy

The deeper the cause, the harder they try.

The first step is always in love and with care.

But soon it is pride that carries them there.

I am no victim, and they need no decree.

It's pride and its foolishness that will destroy me.

The human heart struggles at what it knows not.

And gains of the spirit can never be bought.

I pray in this twilight my human will see,

It's far more than flesh that bonds him to me.

I fear not the darkness, or unknown ahead.

It's leaving him here, that I fear instead.

For without me beside him, to look in these eyes,

There will be no more twilight, nor fairness of skies.

Please make his pen worthy to write of our trust,

Steady his sword and forward its thrust.

For gently this night passes us by,

And we once inseparable will soon say Good Bye.

 

(Mike Mc Connery, September 6, 2000)

 

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