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Poem for Brownie
We were both so very young
I was lonely, I was lost, and so
I’d been searching for a feline friend
I found that and so much more in you seven years ago
I walked along the rows of cats
Gazing at each one so lovingly
Unfortunately the didn’t seem to be
Too interested in camaraderie
From their food to their companions
Cat are notoriously finicky
You don’t choose them, they choose you
And so far none picked me
Dejected, I was sitting in an open space
The last cats in the row
Were playing with a string I held
But little did I know
You were watching me from high above
In your hiding place
I don’t know how I missed you there
I should’ve seen that striking face
But you saw me and you made your move
You jumped right in my lap
And to my surprised delight
You purred as you settled down for a nap
You must’ve known I was the one
The one who’s heart you stole
I didn’t know I was only half
Until you made me whole
There was no doubt in our minds
We both knew then and there
We’d been waiting all our lives
To start one that we share
I took you home and from then on
You were my partner in crime
The peanut butter to my jelly
Until the end of time
When I came home from school each day
After we’d been all on our own
You were always there to greet me
With a meow of “Welcome home!”
Each night you’d lay with me in bed
And keep the nightmares at bay
If one slipped passed your watchful guard
I’d reach out for your comfort, and it was never far away
We lived our lives as one, not two
And as time began to pass
We watched each other grow and learn
Those years went by so fast
We grew older and we reached a point
Where our days when we felt good
Became less and less abundant
We weren’t living like we should
You lost weight, your fur grew dull
My heart began to flutter
But we never let it keep us down
Nothing could, not when we had each other
You always knew when I needed you
You’d nudge my hand to say “don’t cry”
And then I’d smile and feel some strength
To face the day, or at least to try
I love you more than life itself
And I don’t need words to know
That you love me just the same
Because in every way it shows
So to my precious Brownie boy
There’s nothing left to say
Except that you’re my greatest gift
And I wish you happy birthday
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This is a poem I wrote for my best friend in the world, my cat Brownie. I wrote it for his birthday a few years ago but I thought I'd post it now because he is not doing well and I want my love for him to be memorialized forever in case he does not recover.