MILTON

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For Milton,
who held a piece of my heart in his paws from
February 13, 1996 to April 19, 2010
 
I was there the day you were born, right before Valentine's day. That day, you curled up into my heart, and made it your place. You have been with me on my wedding day, and when I came home from the maternity ward with Antoine. You were there when things got tough and I cried into your fur when at last the divorce was done. You were my rock, my jester, my puppy and my counsellor. Most of all, you were a bright light in my soul.
 
You know why I had to leave you with grandma when I relocated and you know how much I have missed you each and every day since.
 
Yesterday, after a long fight against your own heart, you left on the last journey and I could not be with you to hold your paw and say goodbye. I hope you forgive me for letting you down. I never meant it to be this way, and I always thought I would be with you at the end.
 
Mimitou, I will be waiting for you. In my dreams. Hoping for a little visit, a loud bark, your beautiful eyes looking at me with all the doggy wisdom in the world. Wherever you are, I hope we can be together again. Someplace, some way...
 
I love you. 
Anne Geurts