My Old Corgi Mix
The twilight of her years are fast approaching. This is the story of how this old corgi mix came to us.
My old corgi mix
on the floor.
Chest heaving,
as she snores.
***
Her long life
nears an end,
for she barely moves
with the grace
and speed
she once had.
***
My old corgi mix,
my desert doggy,
survived captivity
and the coyotes
to emerge on a parched
Acre of land,
wandering about
looking for a home
that was better
than the last.
***
So she came to us
one fateful morning.
We didn’t find her.
She found us.
under the hot sun
in a desert land.
***
A year old
and too much seen
and heard.
My old corgi mix
lived a life
harsh and steep.
***
She came home with us
and she stayed.
A stable home for once!
But her fear engrained.
***
When petted too hard,
she snapped back hard
She growled
and flashed those fangs
with an anger in her eyes.
***
Children feared her.
Cats ran away.
***
Even big dogs
wanted nothing to do
With her snappy ways.
***
But left alone,
for too long
she whined and wailed
and dug holes in doors
And screens.
***
Don’t put her in cages.
That’s a no!
She bit and thrashed
The bars and tore through
for fear of being locked in
with the unknown demons of her past.
***
She hated the outdoors
and had to be pushed out.
She wouldn’t budge.
She wouldn’t obey.
***
She wanted to belong
with the humans inside.
For loneliness was
my old corgi mix’s weakness.
***
Still, she guarded us
her parents,
her sibling our boys,
And the other cats and dogs.
***
She always slept nearby
under the bed
or on top of the bed
and between us.
***
Or cuddled up
By our legs
Or on our laps.
***
My old corgi mix
was complex.
Prone to fear
of lightning and thunder
But up to challenge the beasts
Bigger than her.
***
Now, my old corgi mix.
She sleeps on the floor
And barely gets up.
Arthritis makes it tough
Age doesn’t care.
***
She nears the end,
despite being with us
through thick and thin.
***
She’s quiet now.
She’s calm as well.
Still…
***
My old corgi mix
will depart soon.
A matter of when
Not a matter of if.
***
Yet, when I see her now,
my old corgi mix,
she’s at peace
even as age
Doesn’t take a break.
About the Creator
Dean Traylor
* Masters in special education and degree in journalism.
*Seasoned writer for the last 30+ years (Newspapers, Magazines, Internet sites)
* Former writer at Hubpages, Helium, and Wikinut.
* Current: Medium (https://medium.com/@ds_traylor)
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