May I go?

[ladycat]

May I go now?
Do you think the time is right?
May I say goodbye to pain-filled days
and endless lonely nights?
I've lived my life and done my best,
an example tried to be.
So can I take that step beyond
and set my spirit free?

I didn't want to go at first;
I fought with all my might.
But something seems to draw me now
to a warm and living light.
I want to go -- I really do.
It's difficult to stay.
But I will try as best I can
to live just one more day.
To give you time to care for me
and share your love and fears.
I know you're sad and afraid.
because I see your tears.
I'll not be far, I promise that,
and hope you'll always know
that my spirit will be close to you
wherever you may go.

Thank you for loving me,
You know I love you, too;
that's why it's hard to say goodbye
and end this life with you.
So hold me now just one more time
and let me hear you say,
because you care so much for me,
you'll let me go today.

author - Susan A. Jackson

 

[FlatpickingJD]

Thanks for posting this. The hardest thing I ever had to do was to put down my cat. Even though I know it was the right thing to do, and he was in pain, it was still incredibly difficult. He was over 20, and I'd raised him from a kitten. I can't tell you what he meant to me . . . thanks for showing that others think about their pets in this way.

 

[ladycat]

Thanks for posting this. The hardest thing I ever had to do was to put down my cat. Even though I know it was the right thing to do, and he was in pain, it was still incredibly difficult. He was over 20, and I'd raised him from a kitten. I can't tell you what he meant to me . . . thanks for showing that others think about their pets in this way.

The hurt never really goes away. It becomes easier to bear, but no less painful.
It's understandable that people wonder if their pets go to Heaven.

 

[3girls2dogs]

Darn it....now I am crying

 

[fieldlily]

The hurt never really goes away. It becomes easier to bear, but no less painful.
It's understandable that people wonder if their pets go to Heaven.

ladycat, I knew when I read the thread title I would cry. It does bring back memories of my dearly departed feline friends...especially my BillyBob...a Maine Coon who has been gone now almost five years. Gone...but never forgotten. Thanks.

 

[awashinlove]

Darn it....now I am crying

I'd been avoiding reading it, but now me too!

 

[Spectre01]

That was a great poem.

 

[LegacyOfLove]

That was a very touching poem. Letting go of our beloved pets is one of the hardest things to do...even when we know it is what is best for them.

Thank you for sharing that poem with everyone. It's a special reminder of one of life's toughest things...but it's worth remembering the special love we share with our pets and loving them enough to let go when the time comes.

Thanks again & God Bless.

 

[fieldlily]

I am especially moved by these last lines of the poem:

So hold me now just one more time
and let me hear you say,
because you care so much for me,
you'll let me go today.


And so we do...not just our beloved pets but our beloved friends when the time comes. And that is always hard to do. It's hard because we have shared our lives and because we have loved one another. But the love never really dies...and for that we can thank the giver of all love for the gift of giving and receiving love...

 

[country woman]

What a beautiful tribute to our pets who have died.