I've Got the Blues Over Loss of My Dog

Grieving

I hate this part of having a dog.  When they die you have to face the grief and it hurts.  There is no way to stop it, you just have to wait and allow time to pass. 

Pain, sorrow and grief are inevitable in everyone's life.  They are not a tragedy, they are not a punishment or a disruption -- they are just a normal part of life.  I know these dark feelings will eventually dissipate, but for now I feel sad and I am angry and I resent the way the world works.  I look at my backyard, where my dog Kodi spent so much time, and his absence seems glaring and terrible. How can he just be gone?  Without him this lovely backyard has no purpose or meaning.

Right now, I hate my life and wish it would end.  If Kodi can disappear into the twilight, why can't I?