Once I was a lonely dog,
Just looking for a home.
I had no place to go,
No one to call my own.
.
I wandered up and down the streets,
in rain in heat and snow.
I ate what ever I could find,
I was always on the go.
.
My skin would itch, my feet were sore,
My body ached with pain.
And no one stopped to give a pat
Or a gently say my name.
.
I never saw a loving glance,
I was always on the run.
For people thought that hurting me
was really lots of fun.
.
And then one day I heard a voice
So gentle, kind and sweet,
And arms so soft reached down to me
And took me off my feet.
.
"No one again will hurt you
Was whispered in my ear."
"You'll have a home to call your own
where you will know no fear"
.
"You will be dry, you will be warm,
you'll have enough to eat"
"And rest assured that when you sleep,
your dreams will all be sweet".
.
I was afraid I must admit,
I've lived so long in fear.
I can't remember when I let
A human came so near.
.
And as she tended to my wounds
And bathed and brushed my fur
She told me bout the rescue group
And what it meant to her.