Put Your Head in My Lap
I Will Never Let You Go
Lie your head in my lap
Nestle it close to my belly
My arms will keep you safe
‘Til your last moment
* * *
Stay close to me, my baby,
Just like when you were a puppy
And I will protect you from all your woes
I will shield you from every blow
* * *
Snuggle close to me, my darling,
Let me hold you closer still
And I will never let you go…
I will never let you go…
* * *
Please don’t take him yet, Daddy,
Let us sit here a while longer
Let me keep him safe
From his illness and the world
* * *
I can’t bear to release you
To your certain doom
Even as crimson drips from your lips
Down my arm and in my lap
* * *
I’m so sorry that I let you go
Everyone says it’s for the best
But how can you justify it
When the eyes you love go blank
* * *
I can’t stand this loneliness
My lap is empty without you
As I clutch your collar close
My heart will not release you
* * *
But someday you will send me
A miracle from over the rainbow
A little piece of you
Wrapped in a tiny package
* * *
Though years it will take
Your gift will help me heal
And through him I hold you again
And I will never let you go
About the Creator
Stephanie Hoogstad
With a BA in English and MSc in Creative Writing, writing is my life. I have edited and ghost written for years with some published stories and poems of my own.
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The upside to having your work stolen by the same jerk who stole mine is that I got to read this beautiful poem I missed when you posted it. Having said goodbye to too many of my own fur babies I felt the heaviness of this deep in my bones. You wove a wonderful tribute to your pup with these words.
Very touching ❤️😢 also congrats on your top story 🎉
Poignantly beautiful… he was such a gorgeous boy! They bring such joy to our lives.💖
As someone who knows those blank eyes all too well, this captures that journey. Brilliant!
Nice writing
Sad, but relatable and uplifting too. Well done.
Please Read My stories too.....I assure you they are Lit like fire🤌🔥
Very well written, congrats 👏
Congratulations 🎉👏
This was beautifully done Ms. Hoogstad! It resonated with me so much. I lost my best boy two years ago to seizures and a weird pneumonia that was sweeping through the state. I was devastated. I am so sorry for your loss. Sending positivity and love your way.
Oh, this was so heartbreakingly bittersweet
Stephanie, this was absolutely heartbreaking and so relatable! My condolences!! 💚
And now I’m crying….