death?

I cried this morning. That is nothing new. What is new; I cried because our bird was dead. I wasn't crying just because she died, but because my heart broke in two as I told the kids their only pet was dead. They loved her and took care of her. I was sad that my son was in tears. I was sad that death is all too familiar. I asked him if he wanted to write about it. He sat down and very simply composed this -