Tribute to a life well lived; Chomort

You were looking at me with two black pools of nothingness

At that moment I knew

But I was stubborn, I didn't want to say it 

I couldn't. 

Could you blame me? 

The next day, you wanted to hear my voice. 

I sent a video call. 

You responded to it more than anything in the world. 

You weren't eating, 

They cooked for you and said that this was a gift from me.

That was the first time you willingly finished the plate in a long time. 

I had a dream

Of two pools of black screaming sorry

I woke up and refused to fall back asleep 

Towards the end

You

A broken shell of your former glory

Blood splattering; skins and bones

I wanted to touch you but I couldn't

I wanted to kiss you but I couldn't

So all I could do was sing that stupid song you loved so much

I smiled

I whispered

"I love you, I always have, and I always will. But if you need to, leave. I will be fine."

At that moment

Darling

You have never been more beautiful. 

They said I was so calm

A storm should have been brewing

But you of all know

I am the eye of the storm

Calm

Is my most broken state. 

Chomort, in her glory

My beloved cat, Chomort, passed away on the 29th of November 2017. May her soul rest in peace, may she find a throne on the Table of Kings, so fittingly deserved of the companionship she had granted us during her lifetime; and these 4 babies, her legacy. 

Truly, love is not an exclusive right of humans.

It had been our honour to love, and to be loved by her. May her memories live on.