Old Friend

• Olivia Stuart, Grade 7
• Poetry
• 2015

The day I refused,
Was the day his time came closer,
My thoughts plagued by fear of a humane death,
Trying to make his life longer
But actually cutting it short,
Cold winter nights spent snuggling up to his warm soft body,
Hot summer days spent playing fetch in the sprinklers,
But he was old,
Bought by my Mum when she first left home,
It was his time to go.
The day I refused was the day his time came closer