“To close your eyes,
Will not ease another’s pain.”
“To imagine life is good,
Will not make it so.”
Native American Proverbs
I got another telephone call
About another pathetic stray
Spotted in a dark, dirty alley
He broke my heart yesterday
I found him in a deep stairwell
He looked like he had given up
So miserable, he would not move
Sores and parasites covered this pup
I sat there with him for quite some time
At the bottom of that dirty dark stairwell
Wondering, how so many didn’t even care
Wondering, how long he had been in this hell
Wondering, how we’ve let these things happen
To the animals, we like to call man’s best friend
Knowing, that there are many more, just like him
All over America, now giving up, at their very end
I eventually began talking to him and stroking his head
He eventually turned to me, and looked up into my eyes
His were filled with utter sadness, loneliness, and despair
Mine were filled with both sadness and anger, for his kind
He eventually struggled to his feet, and I put a leash on him
We rode in silence and in sadness, to a nearby animal hospital
He is now finally receiving the help that he so desperately needs
I sit here thinking of him, and waiting for the next ‘dog in hell’ call
“To close your eyes,
Will not ease another’s pain.”
“To imagine life is good,
Will not make it so.”
©2010, Mr. Ed
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Hugs from P.T.N.
Be always safe,
Karen
Bless you every time.
John
God Bless you and your labor
Paul
Peace,
Dayvid
God Bless for rescuing these poor animals. I just wish there were more we could do, or the problem didn't exist.
Mary
AM
Keep writing about it. Someone may wake-up.
God bless,
Lew
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
Anna