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.
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!
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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