ROXY ANNE

by Lexi 

To my hamster Roxy Anne may your spirit always live...

My baby

Where can I find the words

To say what you meant to me?

Your warm soft fur, and your cuddly face

You lying in my hands still embrace

Staring up with your pearl black eyes

Breathing only little breaths, whispering good-bye

What could I do?

What could I do to save you?

If it meant climbing a mountain fierce

Maybe facing my worst fear

Or was my worst fear the death of you?

I’ll always remember the time

I saw you first and said “You're mine!”

Or you crying all the way home

It seemed as far away as Rome

You dashing up and down your cage ladders

Making it seem like such an important matter

Fearless and brave you were

I was so sure

You’d run into the wall

In you little purple hamster ball

And you would fly

On your wheel so high

But now you lay lifeless in my hands

I love you with all my heart I do

But now is your time, good-bye my baby, good-bye

© 2003 Lexi