Your four legged old man by Nirali Shah

He fetched when you asked him to,
He licked your face when you were blue,
Wagged like crazy when you came home,
After few hours of being alone.

He listened to you on that rainy afternoon
About your mundane life.
He snapped and growled
To protect you from that monster
That dug the road outside the house!

He trusted you
And took one more shot
During those ghastly visits to the vet
So
Don't get mad when he can't fetch anymore.

His knees ache
When he can't really lick and wag with the same intensity,
He's a little tired,
Don't get fed up.

He now wants a little more of you
These days,
He cant listen to you for very long
He needs a little more sleep, you see..

He might bump into things and maybe he won't respond when you call
But he still trusts you
And he still loves you
With all the strength he has left.

Now it's your turn
To keep him warm
During those rainy afternoons..
He wont understand
But still
Sing him a lullaby will you?