39 Today

Another year,

Another digit added,

Another age to mark the passing of the years.

Today I rejoice,

My baby Sunkist is home,

My family (that's left) is hale and hearty,

Friendships surround me with their warm glow,

And most of all, I still breathe today.

Today I am thankful,

Today I am blessed,

Today I am grateful.

And yet today my heart aches,

My Mommy isn't here,

She who I hold so dear,

And all of my fur babies that I've lost along the way,

And for dreams that are yet to be realized,

And for dreams that I have had to cast aside.

Today,

I am making promises to myself,

To always carry Mommy in my heart forever after,

And cherish the memories of those fury faces all the time,

And to let go of those dead dreams,

And to not give up and to go on chasing those dreams that still breathe in me.

Today.

I am 39 today.