Missing Him

I cry for you every morning, I weep for you all night;

I long to spend each day beside you, and in...

Soft Fur, Hard Tears

I used to rub your back at night, for I loved the feel of your soft fur....

Oh, my precious Cody, what will I ever do;

When just like I lost your brother Nico, I’ll be without...

The day that would become your last, sneaked right past my well-kept guard;

For I thought you’d...

I’m dreading this coming Monday, for it’s the day and exact date;

That fifteen saddened months ago...

I never shall forget them, those little scratches that I’d hear;

That said, when I was laying down...

Those little spots you used to make, while running for your ball;

Those footprints on the carpet, I...

They are so very sacred, these memories that I chase;

For always when I catch one, it’s you, in my...

I’ll never forget two past Saturdays, both in February, the second, your last;

On the first as a...

When I was nineteen years old, Johnny Mathis sang a song;

It was called “The Twelfth of Never”, and...

As the clock that eve struck midnight, and “Blue Monday” came to end;

I called it “Ruby Tuesday”,...

I’ll never forget that saddest night; I laid you in your bed;

I held you in in my arms a while,...

We just had a close call, my precious angel; you saw me standing down the street;

And from our...

When people asked my greatest fear, I replied “I have one true”;

I said it’s called “Nicophobia”,...

Mathematicians will argue, that the figure is wrong; one minus one can’t be two;

But when losing...

You left my side too early, at least a thousand days;

Now the only thing that can heal me; is a...

I hear you in the winds at night; you softly call my name;

Your gentle voice will speak to me, and...