Comments : Greatest Loss

  • 7 years ago

    by Brenda

    Jane, no it's not wrong. Losing a pet is losing a member of your family. We learn to deal with the loss and this other love with the auburn fur is there to help. He's the bridge that will help you heal. Take care-

    • 7 years ago

      by silvershoes

      Thank you for saying this, it was healing for me to read words of acceptance. I love my new little boy very much and he has been a bridge, as you beautifully said. Sometimes my longing for the one who died sends me into a whirlwind of guilt and heartbreak. I am slowly learning to live with the hole in my heart. It has shrunk, but it'll never disappear.
      Thanks again.

  • 7 years ago

    by Therapoetic4

    Wow. The emotional honesty in lines 10&11...
    Just...
    wow.
    Also, I'm curious if it was intentional that there is not a single question mark. Feel like sharing your thought process there?
    Thank you again for the wonderfully honest share.

    • 7 years ago

      by silvershoes

      Hey, I appreciate the question. I woke up in the middle of the night in a nightmare and wrote this on my phone, as is. When posting it today, I considered adding punctuation, but decided to leave it as it was originally written to hold true to the raw moment when I was putting my anguish into words.

  • 7 years ago

    by Em

    This is really moving!!

  • 7 years ago

    by nouriguess

    How did I not read this earlier!? My heart is broken. Only you could write such a short, simple poem and break my heart with it.

  • 5 years ago

    by nouriguess

    "Is it wrong at 6 months, I loved you more
    because the weight of you was the weight of him"

    I read this and my eyes were filled with tears, and held my Baxter.

    • 5 years ago

      by silvershoes

      I love you so much, sweet Noura. Thank you for your tenderness <3

  • 3 years ago

    by nouriguess

    It’s not wrong at all to grieve in the way that you need to grieve in. My heart breaks reading this. Nothing is ever bad about having a pet, except losing them. Love you.

  • 3 years ago

    by nouriguess

    “Is it wrong at 6 months, I loved you more
    because the weight of you was the weight of him”

    If this line isn’t pure heartbreak, I don’t know what is. I can’t even bring myself to imagine what that felt like. Your little angel knew how much love you had and still have for him. Reading your poetry about him sends an instant tear to my eyes. I want to pet and kiss him, and tell him how loved he is.

    You’re incredibly tender and loving to your fur babies, and I love you so much for that.