Tribute to Pal

When I first got you over a decade ago

I couldn’t have guessed how close we’d grow

Though some see you as just a car

I see you for what you truly are

You are a bridge to fine folks and things that I’ve found

Many of them, sadly, no longer around

Remembering how you drove around Sawyer and me

Always cheers me up and fills me with glee

We’ve journeyed together on countless road trips

And you’ve kept in confidence the words from my lips

As well as the moisture from my many tears

That fell due to so many pains through the years

I named you Pal because you’ve always been one

And you’ll continue until our days together are done

It’s always so hard to drive another car

When you’re in the shop, so near and yet so far

Fixing you up always reminds me of how

I’ve lost oh so much over many years now

There are so many folks I’ve lost whom I miss

And I don’t want to add your name to that list

I’ll do what I can to keep you around

With the help of the best car mechanics in town

And if someday we must finally part

I’ll always hold onto you deep in my heart

I hope this poem will let everyone see

How special and valuable you are to me