Poetry 7
(c) Candace
I thank you for the living years
Days filled with fun and love
When I walked this earth by your side
Before I was called above.
No longer a silly ball of baby fuzz
No longer a proud brave youth
No longer a strong and noble friend
What's left is just me, just my truth
For I have changed so many times
Yet somehow you've always loved me
Without seeing that what you really loved
Was inside of me not what you should see
I am now free from imprisonment
I am no longer shackled by pain
Please do not feel that I am gone
For we will see each other again
But you worry that the details may dim
That one day you'll forget my face
Like your clothes, my face has changed many times
What you loved is my inner grace
As time stole my beauty and strength
And dimmed my hearing and sight
Our love was not dimmed in the least
And you became my beauty and light
Should you now see the sweet innocent face of a child
Or the strong and brave face of fiery youth
Or the steadfast face of a trusted friend
Or the grizzled face old with the truth
Now that I do not reside in this plane
Don't worry if my earthly guise you can't see
Remember my inner spirit and light
The me that your heart always could see.
Good-by my small fuzzy friend
Too short the time we had
Lost to a terrified moment
You never should have had.
You didn't know they were gentle hands
That only meant you well
The terror that you felt inside
You had no way to tell.
A brief moment is all it took
And that sealed your fate
No longer there to intercede
For now it was too late
I should have stayed there at you side
A known familiar face
Would that have helped to calm your fears
Or helped you to feel safe
Was this a story that should not have been
Or was it all forwritten
Did God have a special small angel
In heaven who needed for a kitten.
