Love
Poetry

Love

A Poem by Christina Sng

“You and I”, a pastel painting by the poet.

Even on these last days,

When the sky has turned

Jaundiced and the air is

Thick with poisoned smog,

I feel nothing but gratitude

For the years I have spent

With you, always full of love

And joy and warm comfort.

Humans love to say that

Animals don’t have feelings

And that justifies it when

They decide to treat us cruelly.

But we all know that is not true.

We feel as deeply as they do.

We love, hate, and forgive,

Sometimes more readily.

And as we sit here, watching

The sun set, waiting for the end,

I realize I no longer care about

The battles I cannot control.

Instead, I choose to cherish

These last moments I have

With you, feeling love

Fill my heart till it overflows.

Thank you, Momma,

For bringing me into this world

And spending this brief life

With me, your little girl,

Teaching me how to live

A life full of love, not hate,

For despite how short it has been,

I do not have one single regret.

~~~

Originally published in the Ladies of Horror Flash Project.
['Christina Sng']
['Cats', 'Poetry', 'Motherhood', 'Love']