Never

The evers of our yesterdays, have become the “Nevers” of today;
Never again to share such wonderous joy, now that you’ve floated far away!
I cry for you in early morn, I weep for you at night;
My arms now both are empty, of what they once held to so tight!
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You were the pure air that I breathed in, the sustenance of my life;
Now my teardrops leave me gasping, with abysmal pain and strife!
You led me to the mountaintops, the zenith of my zen;
But now I wallow in this quagmire, for I’ll never see you again!
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Never will I come back home, and have you waiting for me to greet;
Never will I lay by you, and feel your bodies gentle heat!
Never will I pull you close, and smell the aromas of your fur;
Never will I kiss your lips, and hear my puppy’s puerile purr!
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These “Nevers” ever haunt me, for no other doggie could ever do;
They could never be their own selves, for I would want them to be you!
So my grief will be everlasting, for the love I could never replace;
With these memories of the life we shared, that forever I’ll embrace!
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                                         Nevers of today
                              Were my joys of yesterday
                                    Now to ever weep