[lisaly]

Originally Posted by linz06

I got this poem yesterday through Dodgerslist and I wanted to share:

"I'm Still Your Dog & Friend"

Because I'm "just a dog", you see.
I don't sigh and say "Why me"
I just face it - go on living
And play the hand that I've been given.

I need you more now, that is true
For there are things I just can't do.
The ball you throw I cannot catch
I can't even lift my leg to scratch.

It's embarrassing a little,
that I may need your help to piddle
But if our roles were in reverse,
I'd be proud to be your nurse.

But hey, I love you more than ever.
Me give up? Well yeah, like never!
I don't regret what cannot be,
With you, my friend, I'll just be me!

I'm still me within my soul
Where it counts, I still am whole.
My back is bent, and I'm quite lame
but in my heart I'm still the same.

Titled originally as "Gracie's Anthem" by Julie Wrigley Smith

Thank you for posting this beautiful poem and for always being an inspiration to us.