The greyest day descended today,
Upon this morning without any warning,
Took my 20-pound gorilla of joy away,
Far away, though, not far enough from my mourning.
He was my little bundle of terror,
All muscle and fortitude this 7-inch giant,
Nothing more funnier or scarier,
Yet, nothing better obedient or more reliant.
His light stretched beyond every fable,
Past the dim-lit heavens who bestowed him,
And yet, now utterly betrayal
Gone forever, my dearest Utnapishtim.
His tenure was short and grandiloquent,
There was never an irascible day
Of discourse and vaniloquent,
Now, burdensome this grieving weighs.
This insignificant creature
Many acclaimed who never knew
The everlasting psychological feature
Whose gift, thy farther accrue.
- John Hardesty
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