Illusions Sweet Reality

[PhantomAmbrose]

I just had to post it. This is certainly one of the most emotional poems I have ever written. It was born after the death of one of my own pets, a pet rabbit I had had with me since first grade. Not putting her down was not an option, I'm sorry to say, and she was laid to rest June Seventh of this year.

And so, I figured my grief should be put to creative use, instead of moping around the house.

[center]Death of a Companion

We do not choose them.
They choose us.
And we agree to love them.
They purr or bark, whistle or croak.
Some are on a vow of silence.
But they love us.

Some come to us from distant places,
Beaten, battered, bleeding,
And they look at us,
With those hopeful eyes,
And they might not speak,
But those eyes pour out their stories.
Out to us.

And so they are taken in,
Maybe grudgingly at first.
But they worm their way into our hearts somehow.
And they love us,
And we love them, dearly as ever.
Some warm our feet,
Some are warmed by us.
But they warm our hearts.

They seize the soul.
They listen to us.
They are there no matter what.
Some are feathered,
some have fur,
But anyway,
They're still adorable to us.
Only a a mother could love?
Only the entire world could fall in love with.

And then, they're gone.
We cry a bit.
We bury them in some serene place.
Ours rest beneath the ancient firs.
But they're still there.
They're never really gone.
I still talk to mine.
And she listens.

As always.[/center]

[Harlequime]

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Quite splendid I say.
Im terribly sorry about your bunny to.
I had one,
she bit me,
I fought not to shoot her..
and we gave her away.
she wa sevil though!
Evil!
I loved it though!
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[PhantomAmbrose]

((Aww, thanks.

It really is awful to mope around the house, so I decided to just do something about it, and that something happened to be poetry. It helped me an incredible amount.

Some animals just need time to settle in, I think. Maybe your rabbit would have liked you better once she got used to her new home. It's so sad you had to give her away.))

[Harlequime]

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Not really,
We ahd her for two months.
I dont really like rabbits though.
ima cat person.

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[PhantomAmbrose]

((As am I! We just have a fondness for both animals at our house. None of us are dog people, though. I happen to be afraid of dogs, since I've been attacked twice in my life. 0.o))

[Harlequime]

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Oh my,
Really?
Youve been attacked by a dog?
I love dos..
I have three..
There all nice thjough,
except for Chelsea wholl kill you if you hurt me..

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[Guest]

((Yes indeed, I'm sorry to say. I was bitten by my own dog when I was very small, and by by friend's dog.))