November 2011
3 posts
On Giving Up Charlie
I quivered back and forth and made the call
You were sitting on my lap just a while ago
Beautiful calm blue tort
Floppy ears and the sweetest touch
All was silent
I made the call.
In the carrier you gently sat
Quivering, like me at first
Then calm as the ocean at night
We set out together.
I walked the longest walk
I spoke to you, asked for forgiveness
‘Remember, mommy and daddy loves you very...
“You said sadness is a beautiful thing.”
– Kashfy Kabir
“Hear the silence when I’m gone.”
– Kashfy Kabir 