Maddie by John, Karen, Rylee, and Regan / Daddy, Mommy, Rylee, and Regan

I’m trying to think of some poetic way to say goodbye
But it’s not poetic that you are gone.
I’m mad, I’m sad,
No, to say that I’m sad doesn’t even scratch the surface.
I’m devastated, I’m heartbroken.
I want to yell, I want to scream.
I want to say I’m sorry
Because I feel like I failed you.

I don’t understand what happened.
I don’t understand why you’re gone.
If love could have saved you, you would have never died
Because you were very loved, my little Maddie.

I miss you.
I miss your little wiggly tail.
No, not your tail. You couldn’t wag just your tail.
You wagged your whole body.

I miss your grumbling as you flipped over for a belly scratch.
I miss your cuddling close in the covers, all snuggly and warm.
I miss your lying in my lap as I petted your ears and the side of your face.

From the time your were just a puppy
You knew the world belonged to you.
We were all at your beck and call, here to serve you.

But you gave more than you got.
You made us all laugh with your antics.
Your love and loyalty were unsurpassed.
Even in death, you wagged your tail at my voice.

I have cried a million tears for you.
I miss you so.
I love you, my baby, my precious, my darling.

But I believe you are whole again.
I believe that you are happy and strong.
Reunited with Millie, Dolly, Lady, Sera, and Abby.
Meeting Dexter for the first time.

We miss you little Maddie.
We are all having a really hard time without you.
We can’t believe that you are gone.
It’s like a horrible, tragic dream.

But there will be a day when
we are together again
When we hold you close again.
Until that day, have fun, I pray.
Run, play, chase, and roll in the grass
And we will think of you, remember you,
miss you and love you.

Goodbye little Maddie.

 

Love,