Dirge On The Passing Of My Pet Rabbit (For Coco) Poem by Vincent S. Coster

This poem was written in honour of the family pet rabbit Coco who died suddenly one night and was found the following morning. I had tried to keep distant from the pets because we had cats that had to be rehoused a few years back and I found the loss of them too much to bear and so I tried to guard myself from the hurt that would come with the inevitable death of one of the rabbits. However when Coco did die, instead of not being too affected I was not only sad for her dying, but also I felt incredibly guilty that I had not shown more love to her while she was alive, this is something I do with everything in life. I try to shield myself from hurt by being a bit closed. However I lament this philosophy in this poem.It was written on the morning of March 28th 2018.
© Vincent S. Coster 2018