Letter to my master

That morning, you were already up and packing.

You took my leash and I was so happy.

A little walk before the vacations.

We set off in the car.

You stopped at the side of the road, the door opened, you threw me a stick...

I ran, I ran, I caught it, but when I turned around, you were gone.

Panic-stricken, I ran in every direction to find you, but it was in vain.

Every day I grew weaker.

A man came up to me, put a leash on me and I found myself in a cage.

I waited for you to return, but you never came.

The cage opened...

It wasn't you, it was this man who picked me up.

He led me into a room that smelled of death.

My time had come...

Dear master, I want you to know that despite what you did to me, it was your image that came back to me before my last breath, and if I could return to earth, it would be to you that I would run, for I loved you!

Text written by Raeymaekers Danièle in June 1986.