Heart of Gold
Golden brown stares back at me
Two eyes full of tears
But the love abounding within them
Helps to soothe my fears
We take slow steps with different strides
On soft dirt and concrete
I’m trying desperately not to cry
And then our sad eyes meet
“It was bad,” I tell myself
You listen with no words
I’m used to it by now, I guess
Though in my mind it hurts
But then I chide myself for this
I know you cannot speak
You’re everything I’m living for
My strength when I am weak
I finger-comb your short black hair
Your ears suddenly turn
I look back and see them there
My eyes begin to burn
I had almost forgotten
What brought you and I here
“You need to focus more,” they say
Their words come to deaf ears
I smile and cry and tell you
How much I really care
You still don’t speak or even grin
You try to eat my hair
“That isn’t food, you silly horse,”
I say through all my tears
I give you a few treats instead
Your favorites all these years
And then I look into your eyes
A deep, pure hazel brown
That sparkles with a hint of gold
They say you never frown
And even though right now we cry
The tears are growing cold
You tell me it will be alright
With words from a heart ofgold.
Dedicated to my horse, Velvet. Without him I wouldn’t be alive.
Two eyes full of tears
But the love abounding within them
Helps to soothe my fears
We take slow steps with different strides
On soft dirt and concrete
I’m trying desperately not to cry
And then our sad eyes meet
“It was bad,” I tell myself
You listen with no words
I’m used to it by now, I guess
Though in my mind it hurts
But then I chide myself for this
I know you cannot speak
You’re everything I’m living for
My strength when I am weak
I finger-comb your short black hair
Your ears suddenly turn
I look back and see them there
My eyes begin to burn
I had almost forgotten
What brought you and I here
“You need to focus more,” they say
Their words come to deaf ears
I smile and cry and tell you
How much I really care
You still don’t speak or even grin
You try to eat my hair
“That isn’t food, you silly horse,”
I say through all my tears
I give you a few treats instead
Your favorites all these years
And then I look into your eyes
A deep, pure hazel brown
That sparkles with a hint of gold
They say you never frown
And even though right now we cry
The tears are growing cold
You tell me it will be alright
With words from a heart ofgold.
Dedicated to my horse, Velvet. Without him I wouldn’t be alive.