the saver’s bowl, 8.8.23

now that i’ve been feeding bagel wet food, i’ve been washing his bowl more often. as i’m putting it to dry, i look at the bowl. it’s white porcelain with colored dog paws on it. i remember my mom getting it for bagel years ago. i think she got it from savers. if not, goodwill, or salvation army or one of those thrift stores. then i thought about how it got to saver’s and it occurred to me this could be a bowl of a dog who passed away. it made me feel a bit melancholy on this gloomy tuesday because if that’s the case, the owner had to have a hard time giving it up but probably did so in order to move on., though you never really move on. i don’t know if i’ll ever be emotionally-mature enough to do something like that as i tend to hold on, but one thing is for sure and it’s that i’m thankful for this bowl and all it has been doing for bagel over the years as i’m sure he is, too.

though actually, i don’t think bagel thinks of these things.

-ratha, 8:11pm, 8.8.23