Nobody told me,
How adopting you would change my life.
How you would bring me the best and most unexpected joy.
How you would become my favorite snuggle buddy.
Nobody told me,
How my love for you would have no bounds.
How I could never truly be upset with you.
How when you would look in my eyes I would truly feel seen.
Nobody told me,
How my sadness would become your sadness.
How my happiness would become your happiness.
How you would love me on the good days and the bad.
Nobody told me,
How you would become my best friend.
How going on walks together would become our special time.
How you would have a favorite toy.
Nobody warned me,
How you would get sick.
How I would have to see you in pain.
How regardless your eyes would still shine for me.
Nobody warned me,
How the anticipation of saying goodbye to you would stab me right inside my heart.
How I could never fathom saying goodbye.
How eventually, I would have to say goodbye.
Nobody told me,
How even when I thought I was rescuing you,
It was you who was actually rescuing me,
And nobody told me . . .
. . . how I’m supposed to get through each day now without you by my side.
Originally published on the author’s Instagram page
by Moriah Couch 
by Brandie Kendrick 
by Christie Lynn 
