I used to think
I love my dog
and my dog loves me
and that’s all I need.
I liked to think
that was all that mattered
but now I’m alone and ill and …
Do life’s
accumulated
disappointments
make death’s arrival
more acceptable
for the left-behind,
or for the dying?
Got health
you’ve got everything
old people always said.
And I now know
They’re right
But now I know
I know too late.
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