by Dawn Vertuccio

It has been less than one day since you are gone.
I have a hole in my heart.
Tomorrow I will see you for the last time and
I will bring you home with me.

I’m so sorry for all the pain you had in your life.
I hope you always knew that I adored you.
Now you can see again
and chase birds and cats and play.
One day we will play again.

You were my first child.
I wish I could just hug you one more time.
I didn’t want to hurt you on your last night here with me.
You were in such pain I didn’t want
to make you feel any more uncomfortable.
I wanted to take away all your pain and
I knew the only way to do that was to let you go.

I will love and miss you forever.
Daddy said you were ready to go
maybe I kept you here longer than I should have.
I know we did the right thing in letting you go.

Pappa misses you.
I miss you. I love you.

Dawn