I remember the first time I saw you at the beach
You and Tugger were playing Frisbee
And I was sitting in a secluded area
Writing in my journal
After watching the two of you for a while
I wrote something about
How you can tell a lot about a person
By how they treat children and animals
When a little girl playing nearby
Suddenly had a nosebleed and panicked
You were next to her like a shot
You pulled this blue bandana from around your neck
Putting your hand on the back of the girl’s head
And the bandanna to her face
Sitting her down gently on the sand
Speaking to her quietly
As the girl’s parent’s rushed over
I thought
There it is
The bright flag of your disposition
How you give things to others
Without needing to stop and think
Everything goes straight from your heart to your hands
I knew that day
That I wanted you in my life
– Robert A. Cozzi
