the lucky fund
For the dogs who have no one and the one who will always have us.
For the dogs who have no one and the one who will always have us.
The Lucky Fund covers emergency vet bills for injured stray dogs in Sri Lanka — if you’ve found a dog who’s hurt, or you’re trying to help one survive, please call +94776565181
He’s not in the bedroom
He’s not on the bed
He’s not sprawled out
On the bamboo bedspread
He’s not on the sofa
Watching TV
Not curled up
Where he should be
He’s not in the kitchen
With his kingly air
Keeping an eye
On what happens there
And when I sit
On the loo to pee
Where are his footsteps
Checking in on me?
He’s not on the patio
Impressing our guests
So charming, so handsome
Looking his best
He’s not striking a pose
Not rolling his eyes
No trademark smile
No knowing sighs
He’s not in the garden
In the sun, getting brown
Not chasing Whats
Not up, or down
He’s not there at night
When I contort to make room
But still I curl up
For the space he’d assume
I don’t know where it is that he’s gone.
But he’s not here with me, where he belongs.
Lucky was the bravest, kindest, wisest, and funniest.
He was our prince and our friend.
We were always going to lose him too soon.