"Left Out in the Cold" by Robin Loving (best books to read for young adults TXT) 📖

to sleep
Behind steel bars on cold concrete
and dream of what life could have been
if I'd have had a human friend

I might have had a ball to fetch
a roaring cheer, as I made my catch
my ears would have flapped, as I went for a ride
just me and my buddy - side by side

maybe a trip to the beach, for a run
where I'd snap at the waves, and soak up the sun
then home to my bowl, filled with kibbles and bits
of this and that, and that and this
a stocking at Christmas, that might have my name
We'd romp through the snow, and have our own game
at night - on the couch - we would watch "Jeopardy"
I'd get my ears scratched...and maybe, my belly

we'd snuggle so close, I'd drift off to sleep
and whisper a prayer, that this life I could keep
but dogs like me - don't find homes - as a rule
they tell me I'm bad. I'm just a Pit bull.


Now they're putting me down to sleep
but in my heart I'll always keep
these dreams of what life could have been
if I'd have had
a human friend.




(Dedicated to the shelter dogs who deserve a second chance at happiness; a warm home, and someone to call their own.)



Imprint

Text: copyright Robin Loving 2009 Cover by bing.com snow/tree photos by R Loving Interior photos from bing.com
Publication Date: 12-05-2009

All Rights Reserved

Dedication:
To the Volunteers who dedicate their lives to helping homeless and abandoned animals. And to the countless innocent animals who's deaths have kept the fires stoked, in the hearts of those who are fighting for change.