Everything I Never Told You

You knew I loved you.

I told you you were

the best dog in the world,

though everyone else thought

you were probably the worst.

You knew that I would miss you.

It's why you tried so hard,

towards the end,

 to stay.

You knew because I told you

--and you really listened--

that when I die,

I wanted you to be the one 

to come and get me.

But what I didnt tell you,

what I couldnt fully understand,

back then,

was just how much,

and for how long,

I really couldnt bear it

when you left.

for Mary's prompt, the title taken from the book Everything I've Never Told You, by Celeste Ng.

Susan and Gabriela have written to  this, as well. Check out dVerse Open Link, to read their poems.