I Often Wonder

Do animals feel love?
Could a pet ever tell you?
Do they truly want to be around you?

Are we more to them
Than fresh food and shelter
It’s this question I often wonder

Can a dog show love?
Or a cat appreciation?
Do they know you love them?
And hold admiration?

What’s at their end?
Our pets, I mean.
A journey to heaven?
Adrift? Set free?

I wish I could know
If I’ll see them when I go
To the end of that rainbow road

To love an animal so much
Your heart breaks at their absence
To see them again and all their old habits

I often wonder to think
Where they go when they’re gone
Especially when I’m not ready to move on

But for now, hold tight
Hope they know they’re loved
Cuddle them at night
Because they’re gifts from above