Seeing that my dog is old and dying, my neighbor said:
That’s why I never got one. Truth is, they always die before you do

Higgins Leach, Yvonne

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 P O E T R Y  9 3Absence Doesn’t Soften the GrassYVONNE HIGGINS LEACHSeeing that my dog is old and dying, my neighbor said:That’s why I never got one. Truth is, they always die before you do.  And so, I walked Gus over to him, close enough for his furry headto meet his calloused hands. With a wet-nose nudge, Gus looked up in an act of faith and the dead bird inside my neighbor’s heart broke open. 

Absence Doesn\u27t Soften the Grass

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Absence Doesn\u27t Soften the Grass

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