"Now I Must Go"

Send me to the Bridge I pray,
When I no longer run and play.
When my limbs can't bear my weight,
And dignity is stripped by fate.

Look into my eyes, you'll find,
I will let you know, it's time.
You must help me from this edge,
Now it's time, I make this pledge.

I leave you for the Bridge today,
Anew, I run, I bark, I play.
We shared a life of many things,
And to your heart my leaving brings,

The pain of loss, I feel it too,
But Master, know, this I must do.
I must leave first, to make the way,
For you to follow me someday.

Beyond the sunset, where all pain ends,
We'll meet again, the best of friends.
Just as I snuggled in your heart,
You're in mine too, we aren't apart.

I watch you from afar and pray,
It's time to heal, heal some each day.
Please dry those tears and smile for me,
And know at last, that I am free.

There is no pain or suffering here,
The sun shines brightly everywhere.
There isn't even one cross look,
It's not allowed here in His book.

No clouds of gray will gather here,
No storms will ever threaten.
We are at peace here,
And the Bridge is Heaven!

By: Barbara J. Miller