Whenever I am lonely
I can count on one friend,
For he will always be there
with two ears to lend.

He sticks by my side,
through thick and thin.
When my head hangs low,
he lifts my chin.

He does not speak
yet he says so much.
He has such a soft,
and gentle touch.

He is a shoulder to cry on
when I need one near.
He is there to catch
my every tear.

When I need a hand
he is always there.
I hope he knows
how much I care.

My dog is the one
that is there for me,
For a human could
and would never be.