The Long Walk Home
An Ode to Pets in Audio and Textual Form
I cannot bear to lose you,
Though I know you must one day go.
All the miles you have walked by my side,
are but a fraction of that long walk home.
A bright, jingling empty collar,
and a heart as heavy as a stone.
No one can prepare me for that awful long walk home.
Every creature has its time,
and though I will not let you go.
You will go where I cannot follow,
and leave me with the long walk home.
I wrote this poem while waiting to hear if my pet was coming home from an emergency vet visit. Below is a spoken performance of that poem.
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S. A. Crawford
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Comments (4)
Beautiful and heartfelt...it pulls on all my heart strings.
I love that you shared audio of you reciting this emotionally gripping poem—and I love your accent. I’m glad she’s back home.
Very beautiful! I'm not a pet owner myself but I could feel all of the emotion you put into this piece. Thank you for sharing
Great work, very moving.