Ruby: Timeless Beauty

My world is cloudy and getting smaller every day
The light remaining is reminiscent of that thrown
From a GE Incandescent Soft White 40 Watt Light Bulb
I cannot say whether there is a darkness pressing in from the outside
Or whether the dimming glow is using the shadow
As a blanket or comforter

I hear barking from a distance
A metronome of arfs
And not until I am out of breath
Do I realize that I am the one setting the tempo
To a song that no longer makes sense

The tall ones carry me from place to place
My front legs can no longer pull me forward
For the load I am pulling seems heavier every day
And now the light is more like that thrown
From a GE Incandescent Soft White 25 Watt Light Bulb
While I wait for the tall ones
To help the blanket cover me completely