Into every child\u2019s life must come a first pet
\nTo care for, love and cherish and yet
\nThere comes a day you know they\u2019ll regret
\nA day that will make you so very upset.<\/p>\n
For no matter how much you love them to death
\nThey don\u2019t live forever. They will take their last breath.
\nTo a child this loss is a whole new feeling
\nThat makes them cry and sends them reeling.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s so hard to make them understand it\u2019s okay
\nTo grieve their loss in their own special way.
\nTo them it\u2019s a pain they have never had
\nIt makes them confused and so very sad.<\/p>\n
We all go through it and we remember the pain
\nOur first thought is we\u2019ll never have pets again.
\nBut time heals all wounds and we soon recover
\nWe learn that to go on we\u2019ll soon have another.<\/p>\n
Millions of pets go unwanted every day
\nUnloved and put down in such a cruel way
\nBut you gave life to one so special to you
\nShe knows that it was the right thing to do.<\/p>\n
She wants you to remember all the good times you had
\nAnd not to dwell on her passing and be so sad.
\nThink of all the fun and joy she gave to you.
\nSmile when you remember her and don\u2019t be blue.<\/p>\n
To keep her alive in pain would be cruel
\nThink only good thoughts of your friend, Jewl.
\nIn the days ahead you\u2019ll miss her so bad
\nBut remember she doesn\u2019t want to make you sad.<\/p>\n
She\u2019s in a better place, free from pain
\nAnd she\u2019ll want you to love another again.
\nMore little joys like her will come your way
\nTo fill your heart with joy. You\u2019ll be okay.<\/p>\n
Jewl will never forget her good friend, Emily
\nWho loved her and cared for her as much as could be
\nNo better could she have been loved by anyone
\nHave only good thoughts, like the heart she won.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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