As I arrive home, you are gazing at me from the window pane, You are moved by my presence, like a flower about to receive rain. When I open the front door, you are simply waiting on the other side, I am your surrogate parent, and the symbolic leader of your pride. You always show me affection, which always warms my heart, I wish you could live forever, so we would never need to part. You help me feel my highest highs, while removing my lowest low, Regardless of the mood I am in, you respond and just seem to know. Although you are unable to speak, we communicate just the same, And when I make a mistake or two, you never conjure up blame. Your beauty is unsurpassed, of all the creatures that I have ever known, And even in my darkest moments, you make sure I am never truly alone. ** Dedicated to Stormy, Zoey, Gracie, Scooter, Sophie, and Baby