I am but a creature of man’s creation
Born out of man’s desire for loyal companionship
Yet here I sit
On the cold, wet, unforgiving ground
Alone
Away from the affection of
A warm smile
A gentle touch
A safe home
A forsaken wanderer whose ribcage bears the brand of a hungry beast
But food lost its appeal
Long ago
What remains is the bony, begging soul
Of your ragged, ravaged, long forgotten creation
Awaiting his Master in a garden of discarded desire
I’m off to the fight
Up early and bright
Trudge through the mud and the sorrow and rain
To save even one from a lifetime of pain
I’m no hero – I tell you – just little old me
Give me Kleenex and chocolate and happy I’ll be
Off to rescue and save ones yet unborn
But you’ll never see my battle scars worn
I love this fight though I cry like a child
Open space and the freedom to run with the wild
Faces of angels look up from their crates
No more litters for you – it’s not up for debate
Now you can run free and be wild and play
While I sit at my desk and dream of the day
When I’ll spend all my time giving more to the cause
The stronger the fight – The fewer the paws…..
I stand
Like a solider guarding the estate
The creature creeps in
Gentle footsteps, hardly breathing
I can smell him on the air
Three o’clock high – We dance again
He will have to pass me
To get where he wants to be
In the distance the trees dance
In the chilled Autumn air
I’m distracted – but only for a moment
The corner of my eye catches him
He makes his move – darting over the boundary
Now he’s mine!
I give chase
Crushing leaves under my feet
Away, away, he’s gone!
And my only thought
…darn Squirrel!!
I know some of you say, it’s a pity for me
To miss out on this life and all I could be
This life started out rough and it started out raw
And you could never imagine just what each of us saw
The beast within man could make our fiercest seem meek
No hope for the homeless, no love for the weak
Until one day our champions and warriors came
Saved the young and the old, the broken and lame
You gave us all homes, an escape, a retreat
Put us all back together from our hearts to our feet
And yet still we left you not long after that
Went over the Rainbow and with wagging tails sat
You showed us that humans can truly be kind
And we cherished your love even on borrowed time
I knew the world as a dark place
In my short life I had known no kind face
I didn’t yet know a soft touch
Or that a human could love so much
I dreamed of chasing the rabbits
But eating just wasn’t a habit
Behind a dumpster I lay my head
In a box where I longed to be fed
I got used to that cold rain
I got used to that deep pain
Then one day they took me away
These humans who had always betrayed
They put me in a crate where I shivered
And I longed for that box where I withered
All along she was standing beside me
Carrying my crate where I could see
We were rescued and saved
Didn’t need to be brave
For she took us all in and we healed
This warrior woman; an angel revealed
We thank you for your true heart
Your love is in fact, no small part
Why I now know what it means to be free
Because one day you rescued me
If I am meant to go on to the Rainbow
I will keep you in my heart and you should know
You’ll hear my thanks in the birds when they sing
For your love has given me wings
And at the end
When I haven’t any need
For this body
I drift up, out, away
Past the people of my memory
Who went before me
Through the deep gentle mist of the next place
Into a garden of roses
Where I sit on a small grey stone bench
And await you
Time has no meaning here
I simply breathe in
The sweet rich aroma of the flowers
Until the mist parts
And you emerge
She is the moment that I long for
She is lurking in my brain
She is a way to stop the raging
And a way to ease my pain
She is waiting in the shadows
She is just beyond my sight
In the corner of my eye
She is blocking out the light
I am longing for her chill
I am longing to be had
She crawls within my veins
She creeps within my sad
She promises the moon
But she will drop me from the stars
She uses me like yesterday
And my soul will bear the scars
We share this dark sweet moment
When I cannot say no
I know that she will kill me
And yet I can’t let go
With her I can feel safe
Though she spikes my veins with sorrow
I couldn’t live without her
But I may not have tomorrow
I am a poet, have been since even before I knew much of the world. It is in my blood. I just want a place where I can post all my work so my friends and family have a place to see it. I am a romantic at heart who believes in the power of friendship. I believe in love and I believe that sometimes you have to live through something bad to see the happiness on the other side. My life has had its ups and downs, but I am grateful for every smile, every push and every tear life given me, it has gotten me here. I hope you enjoy the work.
Cheers!
bluefalling 