JASMINE


She laid across my forehead
I felt the warm fur
Tickle my brow
I slowly awakened

She began to purr
I reached up
And took her in my arms
Gently I stoked her chin

Her blue eyes
Looking up at me
She was my friend
With unconditional love

I love her the same
For me there would be no other
She stood and arched her back
Then rubbed against my chin

This was our morning ritual
I sat up in bed and stretched
We yawned together
I smiled at her

I got my clothes out of my drawer
And placed them on the bed
She laid on them
This is the game we played

I slowly dressed for school
She watched ever so close
I wonder what she must think
How strange my routine

I walked down to breakfast
She followed close behind
As I ate she sat in my lap
The constant purr we were both happy

One day I came home
She wasn�t there
I looked all around
She had been sick

My mother told me she had gone away
I cried that day
My first lost love
I didn�t get to say good bye


Michael V Hechtman