Good-Bye, My Loved One Poem by Rachel Rudland

(dedicated to my cat who was run over by the train near our house)

My loved one, I miss you so,
When I first heard the news, I cried, ” Oh no, it can't be true! '
For nothing can prepare you for such a loss,
The loss of someone’s life being taken, for you’re not the boss,
Not the boss of whether someone lives or dies,
The least you can do is to not except lies,
The lies of them being gone from you forever


Dear loved one, I have learned to accept it,
To except the change was hard, but I did it,
I learned to accept the truth,
I am happy for you now,
I hope you can be happy for me