One Last Shot

She was a beauty for sure
But lost to the world
A clever stubborn personality

The vet wanted a name
Call her Taffi ‘cause she’s sweet
She escaped a life of sad brutality

That day she got her shots
That night she found her spot
With the family she’d adopt

Sharing popcorn on the sofa
Watching the football game
Barking at the strangers on the street

Her anti-kibble hunger strike
Is legendary now
I’m a dog she said, just give me meat

The backseat of my beater
Was covered with her fur
I kept that car five extra years
Just for her

At fourteen years or more
Ol’ Taffi girl was sore
Don’t chase possums anymore

Woke me with a howl one night
Dad I got to go
She could barely get up off the floor

From the moment we locked eyes
I knew she was the one
But now it’s closing time
I guess we’re done

I can’t take you home tonight
Baby it will be alright
I’ll pour all the love I’ve got
Into one last shot

Just one last shot
With all the love I’ve got