Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Squashies left us today for the Bridge. Please go by and give her Mom some purrs and hugs. We have very sad whiskers. God speed dear Squashies. Thank you Ann (Of Zoolarty) for the beautiful graphic.
The Greatest Gift

I always knew this time would come,
From the very instant our eyes first met.
How I loved you then! How I lvoe you now!
I made a promise then, and I will keep that promise now...
You will not suffer from a pain that will not heal;
You will not know the loss of a life remembered, now gone.

It is for me alone to make this decision,
The price for the bright joy and pure laughter
You brought me during the time we shared.
I am the only one who can decide when it is time.
When my hope dies, and my fear rides high,
Just when I need you most, I must let you go.

It is for you alone to tell me when you are ready
For without your guidance, I will not know
When to lay my grief, my guilt, my anger
My sorrow and my selfish heart aside
and give you this last gift, this greatest gift.
You eyes will speak to mine and I will know.

The pain of this moment is excruciating.  
Tears stream down my face in a river of sorrow. 
And my heart drowns in a pool of grief.
For you have spoken and I have listened, 
and unlike other decisions I have made
This one brings no relief...no comfort...no peace.

For if there's one thing you've taught me
If there's only one thing I've learned....
Unconditional love has a condition after all,
I must be willing to let you go, when you speak to me
I must be willing to help you go, if you cannot go alone
And I must accept my pain so you can be free of yours.

Go easily now, go quickly now,
Do not linger here, it is time for you to leave.
Go find your strength, go find your youth
Go find the ones who have gone before you
You are free to leave me now, free to let your spirit soar
Rest easy now, your pain will soon be gone.

I pray I will find comfort in my memories...
in the dark and lonely days ahead.
I cannot say I will not miss you, I cannot say I will not cry.
For only my tears can heal my broken heart.
But I promise you this; as long as I live, 
You will live, alive in my mind, forever in my heart.

So I give you this last gift, all I have left to give,
And this will be my greatest gift...sending you away.
It is the measure of my unconditional love....
For only the greatest love can say
"Goodbye, go find the bridge, we'll meet again,
Loving you has been the greatest gift of all."

By Karla Bertram

13 comments:

  1. We are very sad that Squashies has gone to The Bridge and send our love and purrs to her family.

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  2. Very sad. We did go and leave a comment, even though we didn't know Squashies xx

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  3. I'm sorry, I've been there and know how much it hurts, my eyes are filled with tears, but love is not selfish.

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  4. Abby, thank you, dearest friend. Thank you for this. I will always miss Squashies.

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  5. beaucoup d'émotion...de tout coeur avec vous
    Laurence

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  6. Oh our hearts ache for Squashies mom at the loss of her beloved little girl....

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  7. WOW - that is a powerful and wonderful tribute. Our hearts are broken too and we feel so bad for her human.

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  8. Our hearts are breaking. We are so sad.

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  9. We are one big sad over our dear friend Squashies.

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  10. I was so sad when I read the news about Squashies on her blog. :-(

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