Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Yesterday we sat together, snuggled in our chair

We walked together, ran together, getting some fresh air

We napped together, played together, happy in our ways

We held each other, loved each other, shared each other’s days

Today I have a broken heart, you passed on in the night

I didn’t want to let you go, you put up such a fight

The pain of loss is killing me, but your pain is relieved

And so it is that you are gone, forever to be grieved

I know you did not want to leave, but now I’m so alone

The emptiness surrounding me hurts down to the bone

I don’t know how I’ll manage now, but I must find a way

To mourn your loss and figure how to live another day

Whoever thought a little cat could bring to me such joy

Whoever thought the loss of one could just about destroy

Whoever thought that happiness could ever then return

Whoever thought that this would be what I’d have to learn

Tomorrow I’ll awaken and I’ll wonder what to do

But time will pass and things will change; I’ll see a different view

My heart will heal, and I will cherish memories of you

And I’ll have joy and comfort from our love so pure and true

© Susan Goodman, 2013