Sonia's Prayer

Whenever Fio comes back from town,
Puts away her groceries, then sits down,
Sonia Doggie claims her lap,
Closing her eyes as if to nap....
     Mommy, don't ever leave me again--
     I don't know where you've gone so then
     I worry about you. My greatest fear
     Is that someday you will disappear
     Like Daddy did, and never come home
     And I'll be left waiting, all alone 🧡