We got our two cats when I was in high school. Pretty much immediately following, my dog died. I hate losing pets! I am still traumatized over the death of that dog. I will probably always feel that way, and now I have another death to deal with. You would think that being a farm girl I would be more accustomed to death. I think I am going soft in my old age. Well, I will admit to crying a bit when a couple of our calves died, but it is not that easy getting attached to cattle, so, all in all, I survived. I hurt when I think of Puck trying to go on without Rocky. They had only been apart three days in their entire lives.
Well, to continue on this perfectly morbid chain, I found a poem about losing someone. Originally, it was made for losing a human companion, but the site I found it on used it to describe pets. (It's amazing what you can find on Google.) The author is unknown, but hopefully it can help you if you are grieving someone or some animal.
I Only Wanted You
They say memories are golden
well maybe that is true.
I never wanted memories,
I only wanted you.
A million times I needed you,
A million times I needed you,
a million times I cried.
If love alone could have saved you
you never would have died.
In life I loved you dearly,
In life I loved you dearly,
In death I love you still.
In my heart you hold a place
no one could ever fill.
If tears could build a stairway
If tears could build a stairway
and heartache make a lane,
I'd walk the path to heaven
and bring you back again.
Our family chain is broken,
Our family chain is broken,
and nothing seems the same.
But as God calls us one by one,
the chain will link again. 
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Oh my God, I'm so sorry. *hugs* :(
ReplyDeleteIt's one of the hardest things in the world to lose an animal you love. I don't know if you meant that you aren't "tough enough" so to speak as a negative thing, but it almost came across that way. My thoughts, for what they're worth - I believe that when you deliberately dull one emotion, you also inadvertently dull the others, so that to ignore your sadness is to ignore your happiness, as well. I think it's much healthier to not even remotely criticize yourself over what you feel - to work with it - to channel it in expressive ways (writing, for instance). There is no shame in mourning a life lost. Remember that, dearest. Once again all best wishes during this difficult time.
M.