Animal Rescue
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Rusted, dirty kennels litter the floor
Their occupants gave up after mistreat and gore.
A tiny pair of eyes begging you to help
In the small room where all things yelp.
But those blue, brimming eyes
My childhood was full of dreams
Dreams that included a house full of dogs
And a yard full of livestock
I was devastated at age four
Cowering in the corner
six feet underground,
Sapphire blue eyes pleading,
Pleading to be found
Parents heard cries
From the helpless,
Helpless creature stuck
In the sewer, out of luck
I found myself this past year.
I found myself in the faces too beautiful to touch.
I found myself in the eyes of those who have seen too much.
my dog lani
had a hernia on her stomach
she spent a lot of time crying
now she spends her time wreaking havoc
on our brand new carpet--and it's my dad who's crying
my dog lani
I sit beneath the rays of a hot spring afternoon.
I listen to the birds sing, the sound of happiness to their mates.
I watch the children walk home from school, playing tags as they walk by me.
The whites of her eyes flash
Toward the sounds outside the door.
The pounding of someone’s steps
Clopping up the stairs sends her body
Into trembles. Her leg aches in the place
