A Goodbye to one of our guinea pigs.
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Goodbye Shiny Sam
A shiny black guinea pig
Black, except for a smidgeon of ginger
On one side of your nose
And a ginger stripe
On one side of your back
You had company a while
But when your mate passed away
You and a new piggy did not get on well
A lonely life a times
Though you lived alone for about five months
You did not seem bothered by it
Though we should not leave you living alone really
Not just one piggy on its own
You need company
You survived a scratching to your neck
But later one of your teeth broke off
And your top front teeth needed filing too
We humans don\'t know sometimes
You piggies rush around and play as normal
Until suddenly you may become ill
And often - that\'s it then - the end is near
But it was worse
Not only your teeth
For the vet found you had a tumour underneath
We could not see it properly
Unless we lifted you up
So now time to sleep....
Rest in peace little friend
Thankful for your love and company