It's been a long and lonely year
And still I wish you were here
Every now and then I still shed a tear
But I'm getting better, have no fear

Ever since the day you left me
I've tried to look strong and free
But I'm still hurting from the core
But I'm getting better, don't leave me be

Loosing you was easy, but hard to do
I miss your fur, and your touch to name a few
The sound of your cries in the morning for food
But I'm getting better, but I still miss you

You played your part in my life well
If I'd ever have another like you, no-one can tell
The others have helped me got through so far
But I'm getting better, we're no longer in hell

You've not been replaced in my eyes
They've only helped me to mend a few ties
They're not you, nor will they ever be you
But I'm getting better, I'm not telling lies

A hamster has helped me to see the beauty again
A dog has helped me to come away from my den
And the rabbits have helped me earn responsibility
But I'm getting better, I'm not chicken, I'm no hen

A ferret came along, and she's a loon
She's helped me come out of this dark cacoon
She's nothing like you, she never will be
But I'm getting better, I see you in the moon

I'm not as alone as I thought
I need to understand the lessons you taught
And it may be time for me to let you go
But I'm getting better, I'm no longer wrapped and caught

The year hasn't gone slow, nor has it gone fast
I follow my preachings, and not live in the past
This is me letting you go to play at the rainbow bridge
But I'm getting better, and I hope it'll last

A poem Dedicated to One year away from Arthur, my beloved cat

By Random-Person101

When the world gradually becomes grey
And it's no longer what we have today
We know then that we are no longer playful kids
We bottle up our childhoods and screw tight the lids
We watch each other drift away and further apart
Until only the memories remain from the start
Forever friends argue and rage at each other
Childhood sweethearts break up and search for a new lover
It seems the world we know and cherish, is only doomed to become dust
And so we abandon it, for it's a strange must

Yet the years will drift by, and someone will shout
A scream filled with sorrow and doubt
Some stranger sat near will start to make motion
Will look up and blink with recognition
And will try to make some amends
And once more become the best of friends
But some cases aren't easily forgiven
They're still as angry as they were then
That friendship could never be sewn back together
That will be a fued that will last forever

Yet even if one person feels that way
Everyone had just one special sway
When you cry out not matter how angry or mad
A shoulder will be there when you feel sad
That friend from the colours you wished was there
Is soon sat next to you on the stair
They comfort you until your tears are dry
And then they vanish, almost as if they could fly
You watch for them in the street
Hopeing that by some chance that you'll meet
You want to make amends and to be happy
But your old friend is no longer soppy

They see you and hide
Anger still burning inside
They haven't yet forgot
They remember the whole lot
They were only there to let you know
That like before as the river would flow
They are there for you, every time that you moan
You haven't been abandoned, you aren't alone.

By Random-Person101 2008

A true mother would care
Always there for their child
So what you're doing isn't fair
Please, for once, mean something to me!

"My foot hurts mum" I screamed when i was eleven
It took you an hour to even hear or notice
So when Badger took me to A & E at seven
I almost cried as you stayed behind

I'm 16 now, and the foot is hurting again
You say you're an expert, you say I'm OK
So why does everyone want me to get it checked out then
Can't you see mum, I'm not OK anymore!

I wake up some morings gasping for air
My back prevents me from breathing, the pain is too much
You turn a blind eye, MOTHER! WHY DON'T YOU CARE?
Do you wish me to suffer so? Is that what you want!

You don't talk to me, so how would you know
if I was alright, or if I'd be in tears
To tell the truth, you are my greatest foe!
You're ripping me to shreds, from the inside out!

I can't confide anymore, you drove that away
I used to love the outdoors, now I'm in a cage
So when someone calls, I'll go that day
Anything to away from this living hell!

My friends wish for me to trust and confide
But I suffer in silence, or can't you remember?
I'd rather be alone in a place I can hide
Where my tears can't be heard

Why is it so hard to put us first?WHY?
You've lost one, now you're loosing two of the three!
Every waking moments, I wish I could fly...
To forget it all, my troubles and downs!

You complain you have no money, yet you smoke and drink
I've asked you to quit, but you laugh and keep going
So when you're drunk, you don't know how to think
You're too blind to notice the pain you're causing!

My cage in my life that I'm trapped within
It's not the usual bars and keys
It's to keep them at bay, not for keeping my in
So no-one truly knows the pain in my heart

This cage of mine, it's all in my mind!
Where no one can torment, or even break me
Yet sometimes I think to myself, Am i being too kind?
When i let myself wander and see whats not there

You never saw, or noticed my paranoier
When your ex-husband started to attack us
Or even the frustration when he finally left
Just so that you could move another right in

I choose to allow my best friend to die
You let him suffer, so there was nothing they could do
So i held him close, as i began to cry
My childhood cat, I shouldn't have been there to decide!

Since that day, I've never been the same
I've allowed time to distance me from the crowd
I'm no longer new, but wild and un-tame
You can't say i'm not, I can see that you know!

What are you scared of mother? Why are you so?
You've allowed me to suffer for too long
The bomb has been ticking awfully slow
This family will explode because of your blindness

By now a normal teen would be deep in depression
But i have an escape that doesn't invole blood
It involves a pen, paper, a PC and my imagination
As I write, draw or talk to those on the inside

Yet there are those rare moments in life
As I'm crying and i'm in soo much pain
I write it all down so it cuts like a knife
A true story shortened, but still from the heart

I'm doing that now mother, and all of it's true!
This'll rip you apart as you've done to me
I'll tell you whats wrong mother, and here's your clue
I love you, but my hate for you is so much stronger!