Malas Noticias

RIP Barro Zeus

I have now come to terms with the fact that Barro, my little puppy, has passed away. So I am saying goodbye and would like to share it with my friends...who mostly never got to meet him, but seemed to also revel in his cuteness with me. He became very ill for the 3rd time and this time he couldn't pull through. He passed away in the night last week, the 8th of June. I came home to him vomiting and severely dehydrated and skinny after 3 days without food. He looked up at me, his eyes barren, tried to take one sip of water, and had little energy left for anything else. He crawled to a nearby bush and I covered him in his towel. It started to rain and when he didn't come inside, I knew he was saying goodbye. I am very sad that he is no longer with me, but I'd like to think he had a happy little life with me. The truth is, he suffered a lot and perhaps it is better this way. May he rest peacefully now.

a Barro, con carino...

Tengo un dolor del corazon,
Porque no estas aqui conmigo.
El tiempo que tuvimos fue corto,
Pero siempre estaba contenta contigo.

Se dice que duermes en el cielo de perros,
como en el pie de mi cama dormiste.
Espero que sigas sus amigos alli,
como cualquier lugar you fui, tu fuiste.

Pieno que tuvieras una buena vida,
pero sufriste un poco en realidad.
Ahora, puedes descansar en paz...
muchisma gracias por tu amistad.

A poem for my little guy. Since I did not get to give him a proper burial... and his home is not here, at the San Vicente training center but in my site in Morazan, my plan is to have a little curial for him when I get back. With this poem.

The next few months I will focus on myself and my community...perhaps it was too soon for a puppy. So don't be sad for Barro, because he was always sick and now he is not in pain. And don't be sad for me, because life goes on!

And I promise my next entry will not be so depressing!