I was listening
A couple of days ago,
our ten year old cat died.
And my oldest son, who is 12,
was devastated by it.
He, like all of us, loved that cat…
But especially him.
He named him.
He hugged him
and held him the most.
And he cried.
Last night, he cried…
and the day before, he cried a couple of more times…
But the most touching of all to me was when I was driving him to his hockey tournament in Kalamazoo early Sunday morning…
And I was playing a song called “Forever” by Vertical Horizon….
My gosh, he just broke down hearing that song…
and all I could do (because I was driving on the freeway)
was reach out and touch his face…
try to hold him… telling him that I loved him…
but the tears kept falling…
as I held his hand in mine…
trying to give him my strength when he felt so weak.
…
I wanted you to be everything to me
Now I’ve got to learn to carry on
I know I cannot hide this emptiness inside
But nothing is the same since you’ve goneSend me letters from above
Send me strength, send me love
Such sweet love
Sing me songs that echo in my head and in my heart
That’s where you areAnd I don’t know if you feel me here
I can tell you one thing that’s clear
I will feel you…Forever
Losing a pet is so hard for a child. You’re doing the right thing, just being there for him, he’s lucky to have you.
Comment by miranda — September 26, 2006 @ 10:51 am
i agree with miranda…
just being present so that he may grieve is something i know he’ll cherish…
i wish your son well…
sophie n
Comment by sophie n — September 27, 2006 @ 1:13 am
What a sweet post, Steve. It touched me so much.
And I’m so glad he has such a wonderful, sensitive, caring father in you.
Comment by anu — September 30, 2006 @ 5:55 am
:( this was so sad!
Comment by Sugar — September 30, 2006 @ 5:57 am