Poem About My Rottweiler

SAGE

Big, dark, scary, mean
she was not what she seemed
gentle as a kitten
with a deep love of children
violent jaws and big black paws
but a soul of a saint
through the pearly gate
she left me and her pain
and I am still here wondering
why would He show me such beauty
disguised in an unbelievable form
one hundred pounds of steal and
kisses full of zeal
just to take her away
before I had the chance to say
goodbye
and make peace with the idea she'd die
the rottweiler who was no meaner than a teddy
now she's gone and my heart is heavy
my tears flow because I know
I will never see my baby again.
Well, maybe in Heaven

By Renee Congdon