Friday, June 10, 2011

A WEIRD POEM

So a little over a month ago, Herman
Goes and (seemingly) sprains his leg.
Front-left ankle joint. 
All swollen. 
The vet puts him on an anti-inflammatory
  and joint antibiotics. 

Two weeks later, not much better.
X-rays. 
Looks like either a bone infection or bone cancer.  
Osteomyelitis or Osteosarcoma – take yer pick
But hope for the first one. 
And either way, this is will be
Not fun.   

He will be 5 on July 4th.
He’s so beautiful and full of energy.  
I spend my spare moments holding his lame
Foot while he sleeps, stroking it. 
It’s so beautiful, this foot.
I’ve never seen such a pretty foot…
Much less held one.

Ellie’s Herm’s big sister
Even tho’ she’s little. 
Not her heart, tho’.  Ellie has
The heart
  of a Lion. 
She’ll be 12 in August.

She Will Be 12 in August.

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