by Remaining Anonymous
To Kayla, Susie, Cassie, Duke, Brandy, Gritty Kitty, Watson, Bandit, Nyssa, Curious George, Hershey, Hop Singh, Quackers, Lenin, and all the other small ones who have left but are never forgotten.
I miss each and every one of you in your own way. Kayla, you were just a big bear and I still love you, even though it's been 10 years. Susie, we thank Kayla for bringing you into our lives, you were a little more rambuctious but still just a sweet lover girl. Cassie, how do I even begin? You were there as far back as I can remember, I was only four. Fifteen years later, I wasn't even there to say goodbye to you. Even though that was a year and a half ago, I'm not done grieving. I still think of you, rugrat. Duke, hey pookie boy. You were my macaroni man, I miss you so so much. Brandy, you were the first and I don't even barely remember you, except for I know I loved you. I still do. My dear Gritty Kitty, it just about killed us all the day we had to let you go. You had been sick for so long, but the pain just finally got to be too much for you. You were always too sweet to be a Delilah (where did they come up with that name anyway?), and I love you old girl. Watson, I'm sorry we were mean to you sometimes, we did love you more than you know. We were just tired of replacing the linoleum after you ripped it up off the kitchen floor. I hope you are having fun with the nothings, buddy. Keep on licking and digging. Bandit, what can I say bud? You were the most fun a ferret could ever be. I remember how you used to love old shoes and sleeping behind the stove. Oh Nyssa, sweet Nyssa, you never even got the chance to show us what you could be. You were still just a little pom pup when you fell and broke your leg. We were heartbroken when we took you to the vet and you died under anesthesia. And your daddy wasn't even there to say goodbye. He still thinks of you after all these years. To Curious George, my Georgie Porgie, you made my Christmas when I was eight. I used to love letting you run even though it made me nervous that I would never find you again. I was so sad the day you died. Hershey, I'm sorry I wasn't home when you died. I never was crazy about bunnies, but you and Hop Singh changed my mind. Hop Singh, you came and went so quickly. But you were there long enough to love. Quackers, how come I never could convince you my fingers weren't french fries? Just cause they were short and fat. But thanks for being the coolest duck!! You were a TV star for a little while. Weren't those the days? Lenin, even though I was only supposed to watch you, I'm glad I got to keep you. You provided me with a lot of fun. (except when I had to clean sam's fish guts off the aquarium that time. that was gross, bud.) Better red than dead, right commie turtle? I miss all you others that made a shining appearance in my life and are now gone. Even if you weren't mine, I still love and miss you.
You guys and girls are all family and I can't wait until we are together again.