You are here

I look for you upon my bed, where you loved to sleep

I look for you by your bowl, where you loved to eat

I look for you in bright sunlight, where you loved to lay

I look for you by your toys, where you loved to play

I look for you around the house, my stomach tied in knots

I look for you everywhere, in all your favorite spots

I look for you and feel such pain, it’s more than I can bear

I need to hold you in my arms but sadly you’re not there

We had a bond with so much love, we made each other whole

You were a sweet and gentle cat, a perfect little soul

I can’t believe you’d leave me here to grieve year after year

I can’t believe you’d want for me to always shed a tear

So I search in other ways to see if you are near

I think of you with love and joy and then it’s very clear

In lonely times, in quiet times, in times of angst and fear

If I look within my heart, you are always here

 

(© Susan Goodman , 2012, dedicated to friends and family who have lost so many, so quickly)

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