Baloo
My World
You were my world, my Baloo Bear. You came into my life when I was sad and you healed me the first time. We had some adventures, and my heart was still sad, but not because of you, so you healed it again. Every time your daddy was sad, you found a way to tell me not to be. Now my heart is shattered, and I look for your healing, but you aren’t here. I struggled personally, even with you by my side, but I never lost sight of the love you brought to me every single day. You took the deepest pains of my little world and made them bearable. You were my world.
I would do anything for another second with you: To see your eyes, as green as the greenest jade, to touch your fur, softer than the softest silk, to smell your head, so uniquely your own, to feel your purr, the deepest and warmest purr of love and happiness, to receive your affection, in the only ways a little coo could show. You were my world. The way you would grab my hand to direct the treats to your mouth…or our little conversations over coffee (and me telling you it’s not time for dinner yet). When I would shower and you would come in to see if I was OK, and your daily sprints up and down the hallway. You would have won all the cat races. Watching you play catch-and-release with bugs of all kinds, just to let them go, never hurting them. You were my world. I know you hated it when I whistled. I was just playing buddy, I’m sorry. I hope that I gave you a good life. I wanted you to be happy and experience all the fun things that I could show you. In the small time we were together, we loved a lifetime. Thank you for finding me in this life, my little coo. You reminded me in so many ways that it will all be OK. I don’t know how to go on without you. You were my world.
I sit here now, looking at this little box, a symbol of the last presence of your existence in this physical plane. I know you are home with me now, my big boy. Not how I wanted it to be, but this way I can still protect your memory. My heart weighs heavier than the deepest ocean, my love for you far deeper still. I love you so much, Baloo. Our souls will reunite again someday. You are my world.
