Benny

You took my heart & soul

For safekeeping within your eyes so deep

I promised to keep you safe

From this evil wicked world

Walks and chats and chasing cats

You listened to my thoughts

And in return all you asked

Was fussing and my time

Playing fetch and chasing cats

Then sitting by my side

Letting me know that pure love

Only dogs can provide

We grew old together

Both grey around the muzzle now

But in our hearts still young

Still chasing cats and having chats

Until that fateful day

Your time here was spent

I held you one last time

As you passed to that great park in the sky

Farewell my friend

My companion, my confidante

We will meet once more of that I’m sure

I miss you Benny

With all my aching empty heart

Black Shuck

I ran that night

Run and run and run

Running as a startled hart

Screaming with agonized joy

Those eyes of darkest red

Penetrating the abyss of my soul

Black Shuck will hunt me down

Each night for eternity

Run and run and run

Futile flight towards fevered sanity

Those eyes of darkest red

Peering from the haunted lighthouse

Obscuring the hidden shoals

Luring me towards my inevitable demise

Black Shuck will devour my soul

Each night for eternity

Run and run and run

Aching senses massaged by raking claws

Those eyes of darkest red

Casting their errant shadow

Insidious barbs

Caressing my haunted psyche

Black Shuck will obliterate my mind

Each night for eternity

Run and run and run

Seeking solace within my shattered heart

Those eyes of darkest red

Spewing the venom

Of intrinsic self-hate

The acrid burning of my soul

Black Shuck will feed upon my essence

Each night for eternity