Ingrid Pegram Poet Rhyme

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

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Caren Krutsinger July 28, 2019 at 7:59 AM Ingrid, I have rescued 19 dogs from the shelter. I have found homes for them all after keeping them for a number of years, but when I moved I had to re-home them. A shelter is such a horrible place for a dog. Thank you for writing this one. I enjoyed your empathy and personification. It is so sad! Ingrid Pegram July 28, 2019 at 9:49 PM Thank you Caren I have rescue dogs myself and it breaks my heart not to be able to take them all home from the shelter