28th January 2018

brightening sky
a streak of blue rips through grey
crow's calling

© Rachel Green 2018

another discussion
about the ancient dog
and whether it's kinder
to let him carry on
or put him to sleep.
He's blind, deaf, can't stand up...
bumps into things and cries
and the cat
(almost as ancient as him)
beats him up daily
Our skeletal dog
and my partner who works away.
It seems churlish
to dash to the vets on a Sunday morning
and have him put down
when there are appointments the rest of the day
and too much to do otherwise.
We can't next week,
or the week after
Maybe the week after that
we can have my old dog humanely killed.

© Rachel Green 2018