A HOME’S DOOR
I had that dream again
The one I’ve had before
I had no place to lay my head
No safety behind a home’s door
Left behind, abandoned
Not knowing my future fate
All I did was love them
Yet it seems it’s me they hate
When I was a puppy
We played and played
But when I got older
Each day I was locked away
It hurt and confused me
But at their side I stayed
Even when they hit me
I didn’t run away
They were my family
All I had ever known
I would give my life to protect them
They? They left me on my own
I wandered in search of them
Frightened, scared, so forlorn
No food, no water, no shelter
Introduction to a life of scorn
What did I do so wrong
To be left to die?
I may be just an animal
But I learned what it is to cry
I felt the bitter cold at night
It shivered me to the bone
No place to rest from the day’s hot sun
Just keep on the run, on the run
So lost, so lost
Not knowing where to turn
My dream becomes full of terror
As my haunting experience returns
Suddenly a soft voice awakens me
Yes, I remember where I am
Thank you God for a second chance
With my new family that took me in
Finally, a purpose for my life
The true meaning of the word bonding
Not in the cold, not alone
But in my family’s arms
Safely behind my own home’s door
I found love!!
Marlaina S. Lovewell
Copyright 1998