Thursday, October 31, 2019

Crossing the Rainbow Bridge

On Sunday October 20th 2019, Boodini passed peacefully and left her loved ones to a much more enriching afterlife. As a pup she went through the Katrina hurricane and was rescued in New Orleans,    to Mississippi and finally to Austin via the Lee Mannix Canine Center. About one year old I adopted her with many behavior disorders which were difficult to manage. She was obedient in commands, a good agility athlete, a great search and rescue worker. She won first in a few 5K runs in her good years. Toward her final years in was heartbreaking to watch her abilities diminish. None the less she was a survivor and would not ever give up.
 In what seems like too short of a life of 15 years, she was a loyal companion, with unconditional love. The time however does come as much as we would like to to deny, we must make the selfless decision to give back to our precious loved one that they may have freedom and dignity. Everyday, in every way  Boodini will be so very much missed.

Thursday, October 3, 2019

A Song Writer

I can take the rain of this empty house, that doesn’t bother me. I can take a few tears now and then and just let them out. I’m not afraid to cry once in awhile. Even though going on with you gone still upsets me. There are days every now and again I pretend I’m okay, but that’s not what gets me.
What hurts the most, was being so close… and having so much to say and watching you walk away, and never knowing what could have been, and not seeing that love in you is what I was trying to do…..
It’s hard to deal with the pain of losing you everywhere I go. It’s hard to force that smile when I see old friends and I’m alone. Still harder getting up, getting dressed, living with regret. But I know if I could do it over I would trade, give away all the words that I saved in my heart that I left unspoken.
 What hurts the most was being so close…..