Hey Lona.

Zachary Alipio
Voices From The Classroom
2 min readMar 6, 2020

Hey Lona,

It’s been a quite while

since I last saw you

but I keep falling deeper in love with

everything about you I’ll admit

I know it may seem that I don’t care

because I don’t visit as often as I should

But not being by your side is a real nightmare

You’ve always been with me

all the way back when I was a bundle of joy

up until now when I’m growing and soon no longer a boy

To the times I was upset about a bad day

to when I’m glad see you on Saturday

From the moment I open the door

and hear your little paws tap across the floor

To the moment when you

tackle me down to the ground

and slobber my face with love so profound

But I can’t love you for much longer

I know you only have a few more years to give and

you’re not getting any younger

I want to play with you but I know your

body can’t take it

I know time is running out

It seems you’re moving slower and time even faster

And it scares me for what comes after

It scares me that I won’t

be able to say “Who’s a good girl?”

It scares me that I won’t

be able to see your bright blue eyes.

It scares me that I won’t be

able to hear your cute sneezes.

And it scares me that my sunshine will be taken away.

I don’t want to be a stick in the mud

but I don’t think I’ll ever be strong enough to handle the

pain and sorrow. And hurting when the time eventually comes

for you to leave me bud

I know we can’t be together forever

but let’s enjoy the time we have left, however

I just want you to know I love you so much

and that I keep falling deeper in love with all you.

Always in my heart,

Your best bud from the start

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