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Where are you now?

You held your strength until there was no more to give This is it now, they turned you off and you started bleeding on the floor.

By Caitlin CharltonPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read
Where are you now?
Photo by Jesse Schoff on Unsplash

I told you never to leave us months before you were through

It was as if you knew, you turn to look at me before you moved

The day you were sick you were taken to the vet

Then you came back with a blue thing on your wrist

In your eyes you told us not to worry you’re fit

But when you tumbled down the stairs it wasn’t quick

You held your strength until there was no more to give

This is it now, they turned you off and you started bleeding on the floor

Just a moment you needed to pee but couldn’t make it to the door

We called for you, we yearned for you to come back home

But on the bed you laid unmoving and it was like cutting our throats

Through the door you came back to us in ashes, a green box you were stored with your paw prints

So ridiculous for us to think that you had many more years to live

But in your eyes you begged us please to take you where it would be bliss

So then they went to inject you with some fluids, our pockets hanging down in shame how could we do it?

I know it’s crazy to ask this question but where are you now, it’s too much to bear we will walk through a bullet

To undo it

Selfish

Selfish

Selfish

Ruined!

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About the Creator

Caitlin Charlton

Writer first. Close reader and self‑taught critic shaping eloquence.

A survivor reclaiming her territory.

I write dark fiction and poetry through symbol, shadow, and fracture.

Always sharpening the craft. ✏️🔥👠

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    Written by Caitlin Charlton