The Purest Love

Where would I be without you? You remind me how to breathe when the world spins out of control. You help me love again when I trust no one else. When life is dark, you remind me that I am not alone. You love me unconditionally even with all my imperfections. You ask for nothing but a little care and attention when I am around but you wait patiently when I prioritize my life over yours. You fill me, you complete me, you make me a better person. The love you have for me is pure. It is illuminating.

For all of this, I’ve had to give very little…until today. Today I must give a love greater than I may know how. Today I have to decide how to let you go. If I could be as selfish as my heart wants to be, I would make you decide the time…I would make you decide the way. But I know I can’t do this today though you would continue to endure for me if I let you. So I know that I must put you first today and I have to make the decision about your future. I know I have to do so even though I will break when you leave and know that I will not have you to catch my fall when you are gone.

So what do I do? I know I know what. So how do I do it? I know I don’t know how. It’s too hard to let you go. But I must, I must let you find peace though losing you will have me lose mine.

Dedicated to Demi, who loves her humans purely.
Dedicated to Bernie and Coco, who loved me purely.
Dedicated to all of us who loved our animals purely and because of that had to let them go.

— Ballyhoo Backcaster