Farewell
You are so still. Your once-lively eyes are glazed.
They are vacant and empty, and will never shine again.
Why you? What had you done?
Your once-glossy hair is now ruffled and dirty.
Your lovely head is thrown back, as if in agony.
From a distance, you appear to be asleep. But you are not.
You are gone. You have left me.
I am crying. I cannot help myself. Forgive me as,
My tears drop onto your face. But I’m sure,
You don’t care anymore. How could you?
I held you as you took your first breath.
I supported you through those first shaky steps.
I fed you, and I cared for you;
Nobody thought you would amount to much,
But I did. I believed in you. And I loved you.
And while no one understands how I could love you,
Just another goat, I did.
You were the best of the best – my favorite of all.
I’ll miss you. Farewell.