My Darling May

My Darling May

She’s fading away

A little bit more every day

Not remembering she just made toast

Forgetting that in the oven there is a roast

It makes me sad that the short term is fleeting

But that’s not what turns up my heart’s beating

Six weeks ago, you didn’t know BarkyBeers

Our loving Pomeranian of fifteen years

The dog who gave you an infinity of smiles

A dog you walked with for countless miles

Four weeks ago, you didn’t know your grandbabies

No recognition, no ifs, ands, or maybes

The grandbabies whom shared your love seats

The grandbabies you lavished with toys and treats

Two weeks ago, you didn’t know where we live

You went out the door in search of a relative

An Aunt who had passed in Seventy-Four

It took me and the police to bring you back to our door

A week ago, you didn’t know the boy

The boy we raised for twenty years, our boy Roy

The boy you carried in your arms

The boy who made you smile with his charms

Then yesterday, you didn’t know me

The loving partner every day you see

The man who wears your wedding band

The man who walks with you hand in hand

Today I took you to the park

At first you thought I was your brother Mark

I sat with you on a bench and looked at thee

For a fleeting second, you came back to me

A kiss, a tender kiss

It was everything I wish

Your eyes met mine

We were briefly fine

In tune

Together

Joined

Past the dark divide

And then

And then

You faded again

It matters not

I will hold you close

We will be together again

I will find a way

To relight our path someday

She’s fading away

But I will never let go

Never let go

Of my darling May