Goodbye, Boxer child,
It seems like only yesterday
when first I gazed into your eyes
and I gave my heart away.

You reached into my soul
and you told me wordlessly
that deep inside your loving heart
you had made a place for me.

And it seems to me
you lived your life
like an ember in my soul,
always glowing very brightly
when the winds were cold;
And though your eyes are closed,
and that big heart now is still
The memory of your love remains,
and I know it always will.

Goodbye, Boxer child,
the one who brought forth screams or cheers
In your days, or weeks, or months,
or for the lucky - years.

Goodbye, Boxer child,
Will nothing ever ease this ache?
Will the simple thought of you
Always cause my heart to break?

But it seems to me you lived your life
like an ember in my soul,
always glowing very brightly
when the winds were cold;
And though your eyes are closed,
and that big heart now is still
The memory of your love remains,
and I know it always will.