Compassion Abounds

Compassion does abound in this modern world we live Where animal and man return ones love to give An element we all do fear could have taken all their lives But this was not the day, that fate could contrive To enter a burning building where their lives take second best Training and their bravery, a heroes form of zest Within these darkened realms, aflame and spewing of smoke Any life that's spared, we deprive the smoking choke For outside this smouldering building lies a bundle of stirring rags Blackened canine features, their lives in deadening flag Whilst alone on the sidewalk a hero sits in thought Despair hits his heart in helpless strained distraught His head in his hands now lifted, stirred by whining sounds Towards him walks the mother, he turns in total astound Leaning down to pet her, compassion fills his eyes She licks his face to thank him, all saved and so alive