Hachi Waits

~Inspired by a true story~


Hachi waits at the train station
The dog waits for nine minutes
It’s after five
It’s time
And the professor doesn’t arrive


Hachi waits for nine hours
Nine days
The professor is late
But the dog doesn’t mind
At the train station he stays


Hachi waits for nine months
Nine years straight
He’s convinced the professor is really late
But the dog doesn’t mind
At the train station he stays


Tired of old age, not tired of his long wait
Hachi finally closes his eyes
And finds his friend
In his deepest dreams inside
At the end


But Hachi still waits
Even after he died


He waits on the streets of every town
At all the neighborhood pounds
Under the skin of every dog around
For someone to rescue him


To give him
A name
Water
Food
And a home
Where love abounds


~Written By Daniela Caride~