Used in a sentence: " I present Murder's Lament (the latest entrance in the occasional series of super-short sTROYies)"
THERE IS NOTHING so heavy as the empty pet carrier that you lug into the house when returning from the vet after the passing of a family member.
THERE IS NOTHING so soft as the old sweatshirt that was used to swaddle your loved one to hold against you while waiting for the drugs to kick in before the final procedure -- the same one used in 2010, 2012, 2013 and ... this past Tuesday.
THERE IS NOTHING so difficult as the decision to be made as to the time to take the most unselfish of actions.
THERE IS NOTHING so peaceful as knowing that the pain and the uncomfortableness are gone.
THERE IS NOTHING so sweet as the sigh your loved one gives as they lay their heads against your chest to find comfort from the beating of your heart in their final moments.
THERE IS NOTHING so sad as that last breath.
THERE IS NOTHING so empty as the room you enter back at home because you hear the phantom cries of the one who once spent so much time there.
THERE IS NOTHING so full as the minds of the ones left behind with remembrances of seventeen years of cuddle sessions.
THERE IS NOTHING so rewarding as knowing that the empty pet carrier can be donated to a rescue agency that will see to it that it will be used to transport others to their forever homes.
THERE IS NOTHING so lasting as the memories.
THERE IS NOTHING so permanent as the love.
THERE IS NOTHING so heavy as the heart as it grieves.
