Learning about death

It is odd how I am learning more about death through dogs than anything else.

It looks like Pippen won't be here in the next 24 hours.

I wrote this:

There she is going to the park

there she is going to the road

#there she is with the odd stutter

and there she is with the paws.

she goes there with obedient stare

and there she goes with

claws on the stair

here she comes with head to one side,

comes she here with breathing.

breathing dog breath that you’d love to ignore,

breath in face of breath.

and then,

no more.