Let Me Grieve by Jerri Palechka

Let me grieve my friend, don't tell me not to cry
I have to try to understand, I can't help but ask "why"
You tell me you know that he was just a pet
And that it shouldn't matter as much, just forget.
But I can't do that and I know I never will
A part of me left when his heart went so still.
I know I can't bring him back, and my tears do not lie
And dogs like him should live forever, so why do they die?
Don't tell me he was just a dog and I could get another
For friends aren't replaceable, I feel I may smother.
Don't look at me amused a bit by the pain that I endure
For I would bare the pain all over again to have a friend so pure.
For the one who really loses here are you and not I
And even though my heart has broken and I still want to cry
I have the sweet, sweet memories of a love so freely given
That all in all I know I'll go on, to remember him I'm driven.
Don't laugh at me, don't scold or complain
I'd do it all over again and endure all the pain.
I'll honor him to my dying day, though long the days seem to be
And to rememer his love, sweetly given, will set my soul free.