My best friend, Oscar 

With you, I don’t walk but I dance across meadows
And traverse the forest with ease
Even today you are here with me
I jump from one rock to another
to avoid the mud that may be lingering
in between the soft looking patches of grass

Oh, the rocks, even boulders,
that you stepped on and over like lily pads
when you were little
No obstacle existed, and no pool of water was too small for a belly dip
lock and step together, you made me happy
No time with you was ever lonely or dull

But old age came for you much faster
than for me my dear friend
Your paws are now resting gently on the floor that you used to wipe clean with your tail
And I’m here meandering on my own
Following in your footsteps, practicing curiosity and thrill
I’m trusting you, like you always did me

My tears fall and I walk up the waterfall, looking for that time with you, 
that togetherness you taught me with grace,
I walk and I look, and I made it to the top,
higher than ever before. 
Because of you.
Without you.