RIP William

I remember when I first laid eyes on you,
Tall and dark and lean,
You looked at me and then looked away,
You instantly became my dream.

Sensitive, yet so distant,
Loving yet so alone,
I knew from that day on wards,
I wanted you to be my own.

I heard such stories about you,
"Dangerous and cruel",
I did not see what they could mean,
I would not let them have me fooled.

Months went by, watching, quietly loving,
Gentle and so strong,
I found it hard to believe what they said,
How could you ever do any wrong?

Time went by and I longed for you,
To have you for my own,
To release you from your sentence,
To bring you finally home.

After begging and pleading,
Months went by and still I could not save,
I wish I could have asked you,
To promise to behave.

A week later they took you away,
To see if you had changed,
There unleashed your fury,
There let off your rage.

You hurt the rider, the mind, the trust,
Labeled once again unsound,
They took you where I could not go,
Never again to be found.

I learn now of you resting place,
And how they let you go,
I would have saved you, I really would,
If only I had have known.

To me you were so gentle,
So loving, trusting, and free,
Other did not see that side of you,
The side you showed to me.

I wish they could have seen us,
Seen our bond, our love,
But now I see you, wild and free,
As you gallop the clouds above.

For William, the problem horse who did not want to trust humans. And Humans would not give him another chance. RIP my angel.