Searching for meaning •Connection to the divine •Relics from childhood

Blissful innocence • Mischievous impulses • Collective surprise

Innocent actions • Judged by a critical stare • Caught. Exposed. Ashamed.

Innocence of youth • Tarnished through violent outbursts • Is anywhere safe?

From two different worlds • Opposites in every way • An unlikely pair

Heart formed like fur coat. • Black and white; gritty and soft. • Scared but trusting. Home.

Constant companion • My forever feline friend • Acquiesced all things

A girl’s dream come true • My first love, adorned in fur • My heart cracked open

Two broken pieces • Formed by fire; tested through time • Love: grounded in truth

Love: grounded in youth • Coated in gold; laced with lies • Gutted by harsh truth

Strength of a boulder • Elbow grease; now, power through • Can I lean on you?

Physical symbol • Love and care echoed through time • Spoken with no words

Reach out for support. • But, what does that really mean? • What is it I need?

Rising from the ditch •Firmly planting on the path •Won’t you come with me

Where’s the well-worn path? •Can someone else do the work? •Wait. It’s all on me?

Stop the spinning wheel? • My life is a standing desk • What the heck is rest?

Pure love wrapped in fur • Docile, eager, clumsy, sweet • Our odd little guy

Grief: old and new pain • Pain: the consequence of love • Love, which ends in grief

We are all unique • Different strokes and different folks • Does this include me?

Trust without question • There will never be enough • I will protect you