When life hurts

My heart's in a thousand pieces...

I keep waiting for him to come into view

from the hallway,

yowling,

 with that worn out felt mouse clutched between his teeth;

dropping it onto the floor

as he makes his way over to me to be petted.

His eighteenth birthday a month away; 

we thought he was on his way to recovery,

but his little body gave up, 

and my sweet Andee died last Wednesday.





My life's full of tears...

Last Thursday...

A text from my brother-in-law...

a phone call to my sister...

she's by mom's side as she lies dying

from a life long lived.

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Debbie called me this afternoon to let me know

mom

 died.

I don't know how much more I can cry

before

I just melt away.

Life's very sad right now.