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Do I Go
Home Today?
My
family brought me home
cradled in their arms.
They cuddled me and smiled at me
and said I was full of charm.
They
played with me and laughed with me
and showered me with toys.
I sure do love my family,
especially the little girls and boys.
The
children loved to feed me;
they gave me special treats.
They even let me sleep with them -
all snuggled in the sheets.
I
used to go for walks,
often several times a day.
They even fought to hold the leash,
I'm very proud to say!
These
are the things I'll not forget
- a cherished memory.
I now live in the shelter -
without my family.
They
used to laugh and praise me
when I played with that old shoe.
But I didn't know the difference
between the old one and the new.
The
kids and I would grab a rug,
for hours we would tug.
So I thought I did the right thing
when I chewed the bedroom rug.
They said I was out of control
and would have to live outside.
This I didn't understand,
although I tried and tried!
The
walks stopped one by one;
they said they hadn't the time.
I wish that I could change things;
I wish I knew my crime.
My
life became so lonely
in the backyard, on a chain.
I barked and barked all day long
to keep from going insane.
So
they brought me to the shelter
but were embarrassed to say why.
They said I caused an allergy,
and then they each kissed me goodbye.
If
I'd only had some training
as a little pup,
I wouldn't have been so hard to handle
when I was all grown up.
"You
only have one day left",
I heard a worker say.
Does that mean I have a second chance?
Do I go home today?
-Sandi
Thompson
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