written by Dr Tricia Working

 
If I had only known these last days

Were to be truly

Your last days, I would have

Tried harder, spent more time with you

Loved you more

At least I tell myself so

But I loved you all your life

From 2 days old

To almost 11, from Atlanta to Birmingham

I will never forget the trouble I had

In naming you

Nothing fit your uniqueness

Finally ‘Bourbon’ just appeared in my mind

And I knew

It flowed from my soul

Like a smooth sweet Southern whiskey

You responded to it

Your cobalt blue eyes lit up

You have fought valiantly for months

Against this corona virus

To now be brought down by cancer

You kept it to yourself

I would have been there

Tried to stop it, fix it, heal it

3 days, within 3 days you were gone

I HAD NO TIME TO PREPARE

I wanted to journey with you

But you chose to go forward alone

Teaching me to treasure each moment

For it is not guaranteed

To love today as if there is no tomorrow

And to be grateful for the love you are given because

It is a gift that someone else could have received instead

I will carry you with me my sweet BurBunny

Be with Magic, Destiny, Maximillian, Journey, Bear and all our little loves

Guide my path and my heart to help