A Shelter Dog
A SHELTER DOG
Four walls I see… a concrete floor
Life I once loved …I have no more
My eyes grow dim and my furs gone grey
In my loneliness I sit each day
Some bark and yelp…and some do cry
As others simply wait to die
I am a shelter dog
My sadness overwhelms me so
Such despair and heartache I’d never before known
Some people come... .and stop... ...and look at me
But pass me by …... as too old I be
Each day feels like an eternity
I am a shelter dog
I want to shout ... and jump... and say
Please don’t pass me by today
Stop a moment… and ruffle my ears
And feel the heartache of a million tears
I still have so much love to give
I do so desperately want to live
I am a shelter dog
Copyright © Ingrid Pegram | Year Posted 2019
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