goodbye venus

5/30/25

My Venus, my bright star, my fiery girl,

I remember the day I met you. You were the first I laid eyes on, despite your brother's loud meows. I remember holding you. How quickly you got comfortable in my arms. I remember you hiding under my bed that first day. I remember the very corner you curled up into. I remember lying down beside that spot. I didn't push further; I wanted you to trust me.

You did after a while. After a few days, I'd wake you and your brother up and you'd curl up on my chest or into my neck. Your brother liked leaning on my leg, but you liked it better when you were somewhere on me. I remember watching you curl up into a ball on my keyboard and fall asleep almost instantly. 

You loved life. You loved the woods, you loved me, you loved food and you loved Rocky and Cutie even though Cutie always hissed at you. I will miss you licking my tears when I cried. I will miss our naps together and how you would protect me on our walks. I'll miss giving you a bath and you hating every second of it. You'll have a familiar's burial, I'll hold onto your toy fish, but you will be bigger than your death. So much bigger. I will always love you. I can't wait to see you again.

Goodnight, Venus.