Written for the poem per day Challenge, February 5th, 2005 |
Sometimes life just happens ’Midst the turmoil and delights The laughter and the frights The time we spend with friends Sometimes life just happens It hits us like a sharp blow, No warning to let us know That the times we’ve had will end When I discovered the lump Which hadn’t been there last week I felt I couldn’t breath My stomach was one big knot I was beyond crying tears As I told the vet my concerns And she sadly confirmed What I knew were my worst fears A carcinoma, a tumor, An unwanted growth There is nothing that can be done For he is far too old. Why darken his last days? You could make things worse. So I brought him back home And snuggled with him all day. I’m happy he’s in no pain My little amber-eyed angel He is happy and content But I am going insane. Memories I will make With this precious little one For as long as I have A month, a week, or a day. And when his life is done His memory will still live on Perhaps then I will write About my shining sun. About his beautiful life A poem for him I’ll fashion. For now, life just happens, And I cannot write. Written for my beautiful little boy, Tiger Magnificat, February 5th, 2005 |