I thought my heart was whole before I met you and your mom

But through cuddles and love, you filled a spot I didn’t know I had.

You might have been picked for your funny-looking eyes

But there was nothing funny about your love.

Throw yourself on me and cuddle during the movie

Lick up all the sweat after a run

Jump in the back seat and get ready for fun.

I barely knew you longer than you knew life without me

Those seven years before, were you looking for me?

The next eight did you know that you had formed a dog-shaped space in my heart?

That space isn’t really gone, there’s no hole, just a yearning

To pet your head again and rub your belly. 

To have you roll up on my lap like a little lap dog

I wish I had taken more walks and pictures.

I wish you were still here.

There will be a dog-shaped spot in my heart that will never feel the same again.

Rest in peace Kimber,

Your fight against the cancer is over. 

I’ll miss you forever baby girl

I’m so lucky I found you