Shooting Star
From the perspective of balto
Poem by Me, Balto1239
Star
A funny little dog
Husky or Mutt?
Stray or Owned?
So Many Questions
you just can't answer
It doesn't Matter
We were friends, best friends long ago
We
Ran
Swam
Walked
Talked
Played
Together
Nothing could break us apart
or
so it seemed
We Raced and Raced
and Raced
We were both fast
I was faster
But not by much
It is true
he beat me sometimes
I gave him a name
a special name
Shooting Star
He liked it
I liked it
We were happy
Then A husky came
Steele
That was his name
there were questions about him too
maybe too many
All I know
was he was mean to me
made fun of me
but
liked my friend Shooting Star
Took him as his own
Left me behind
Alone
At this age people then started to notice me
but
not in a
good way
gave praise to Star
he was mutt too wasn't he?
Just maybe not
wolfdog
Our Friendship
Slowly Drifted
Like an iceberg
in the arctic
I suddenly felt jealous
of Star the super dog
my Friend
Buddy
Comrad
Ally
No More
Why
That is all I could think
was one word
Why
Then Something happened
Something
Big
Horrendous
Kids fell sick
one by one
they died
just like
that
No medicine
Bottles empty
And
it was cold
Freezing
Not fit for man nor
Dog
Yet Steele's team went
with Shooting Star
to get some medicine
Some Buddy
Didn't even bark a
good-bye
That Night
I thought
and thought
and thought
Steele couldn't
make it
Not Smart enough
No way
Could put Star in Danger
oh who cared about him anymore
Not me
At that moment
I felt Sick
Sick in the stomach
not like the kids but
maybe
emotionally
I did care
about my
Shooting Star
and if he needed help
I would give it
For I was not Dog but Wolf
I started out that
journey through
sleet
ice
hail
snow
Stinging my eyes
I must rest
but must not
I wished on a star
a shooting star
and I wished
I would Find
my friend and his
new
buddies
whatever it
took
A bright Light
Through the wind
Dogs
Scared
Whimpering
Huddled Dogs
Among them
was
my Star
Can I help?
Lead Dog said no
Steele
Dirty Rotten
Steele
But My buddy
said
yes and tripped
Steele off the edge
was this a new start?
Maybe
Star held up the harness
to me
he wanted me
to assume lead dog
position
it was like
a dream come true
My Shooting Star
was a dream come true
I lead them past trees
Obstacles
More Snow
Sleet
Hail
Now What?
Keep Running
Keep Leading
Keep bringing that
medicine
to Nome
Then I see Bright Lights
from town
Dogs Barking
Windows opening
People outside
Cheering
I can
Hear it all
I let out a howl and then one comes from
Behind
It was Star
Star the Super Dog
Shooting Star
Everyone congratulates me
pets me
loves me
calls my name
but Star
does not get any
and
he's not jealous
he's proud
and it's of
me
he says build a Shrine
I just think
in my head
but what about you
I don't deserve it
you were my friend
until the end
Not Thinking Twice
About it
That deserves a big
Shrine
It should be
called
The Super Star Shrine
The Shooting Star Shrine
or maybe just
Star
He walks close to me and then
embraces me in a hug
a warm furry hug
and says I'm glad I have you as a
friend
and what's more a hero
And I say I'm glad I have a hero as
a friend
too
and he smiles
and I smile
We were happy
Nothing could tear us apart
ever
and we
knew