Your suffering
shall end soon,
though mine has just begun.
I do not want to let you go,
But I’m told the time has come.
I’ll hold you
while you go to sleep,
and wish that I could too
I do not want to say goodbye;
I want to go with you.
Sleep now,
my precious baby,
Dream of your favorite toy,
And hide n’ seek and tug of war
Those games that brought us joy.
I’ll think
how very blessed I've been
For all the years we've shared,
I'd not trade them for anything
Though this heartbreak would be spared.
© 1993
Kathy S. Doerr
In loving memory of Tex
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