Oh my dear sweet boy

For Checkers

I am going to miss you my dear sweet boy.

I am truly bereft without you near.

You became mine through the mourning hours.

You gave me time and it made my sadness less bitter.

You grew old before my eyes.

Then I found myself there, holding you in my arms and your veins filled, I felt your lungs collapse.

You turned from light to dark, as your breath turned to death.

My arms still filled with you, limp and lifeless.

Oh my dear sweet boy, how I love you.