18/01/2025
A beautiful tribute to our love and grief 🐾
Emanuele Grandi moving poem dedicated to our four-legged companions:
"If you’re afraid you didn’t give me enough caresses, know that I haven’t forgotten a single one.
If you regret scolding me even once, know that I don’t even remember it.
If you think you left me alone too long, know that I was always waiting for you.
If you fear you didn’t spend enough time with me, know that I cherished every moment, no matter how short.
If you think you didn’t play with me enough, know I never counted how many times you threw the ball.
If you believe I forgot your scent, know that even now I smell it in the wind.
If you wish to be reborn in another life, know I’d want to be your dog in that life too.
If you think you have flaws, know that to me you were perfect.
If you think love can end, know that my heart holds infinite love for you.
If you regret anything about me, know I wouldn’t trade a single second of the life I spent with you.
If you think I no longer hear your voice, trust the evening breeze to carry your words to me.
If you think I could forget your face, know I lived only to see your gaze.
If you think I could have loved someone more than you, know I loved you more than myself.
If you think I wanted a softer couch, know I’d have slept on stones as long as it was with you.
If you think I wanted more than what you gave me, know I always felt like the happiest dog in the world.
If you ever felt lonely, know I never left my place by your side.
If you think my life was too short, know I wouldn’t have wanted one more minute if it wasn’t with you.
If you’re afraid I’m no longer near, know that as soon as you close your eyes, I’ll be asleep beside you.
If you think you didn’t make the right decision, know I always trusted you. Always.
If you dream of seeing me again someday, know I’ll be there waiting for you. Just like I always have."
Credits: Frases del Alma
(Francisco Javier Ochoa Alvarez)