Goodbye My Old Girl
my name is Snuggles Kitty
and I live in a Victorian apartment building
with my human mother and elderly Smudges Cat
Smudges is very old and sometime forgets to clean her face
so, I do that for her
one morning mother got the cat carrier out
(I really hate that thing)
anyways, she put my old girl inside and left
I wanted to yell ... bring her back, please
and when mother came home that carrier was empty
and mother was weeping and weeping
I did not understand at first
and I tried my best to comfort her
finally, I searched for old Smudges everywhere
then, I knew ... my old girl had crossed the rainbow bridge
( I wonder, did mother know that I was weeping too)
I rolled myself up in my blanket for three days
and refused to drink or eat
until mother said in her big voice
Snuggles that is enough ... I don't want to lose you too
mother left me on the bed under my blanket
until I came looking for her
I ate and drank
and cuddled with mother purring loudly
we are coming to terms with living without our precious Smudges
though, the end of grieving may be far away
we still have each other
Smudges is buried in the garden
in the shade of a tree
it is the spot she loved ... a rock marks her grave
and in every season we leave her flowers
and, everyday we leave tears for our old girl
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