Thought's From A Doggy's Home

                                                          THOUGHTS FROM A DOGGY'S HOME

Been in here for ages

God knows for just how long

I sit here and wag my tail

While humans walk along

That one's nice and that one's cute

They watch the puppies dance

But for us older dogs

We haven't got a chance

Every so often

An older dog will go

Taken to a certain room

For what we do not know

I never want to go in there

So dogs cry out in pain

The dogs that go through the door

Don't come out again

Here comes an older man

That lady must be his wife

I wag my tail and give a paw

To try for a better life

They stop, look and give a smile

The man gets to his knees

Puts a hand up to the bars

In my eyes he can see my pleas

He tries to stroke me on my chin

But nervously I back away

The old man and the lady

Decide they cannot stay

I sit and watch them disappear

Through a door and out of sight

With my tail between my legs I lie down

I'll still be here tonight

I hear the door open again

Take me home I plead

A kennel hand comes walking in

Puts me on a lead

Fear starts to grab me

Please don't take me to that room

I know if I go in there

It's only full of doom

I try to dig my claws in

But on concrete they don't grip

I'm getting dragged along

All I do is slid and slip

Past the room I go right by

Through the door I go

I feel a little better now

But why I do not know

The old man and his wife are smiling

The lead passed to their hand

It looks like I'm going home

Hasn't the day just turned out grand

Reviews

[barleygirl]

As I scan down the list of your postings, my curiosity is nicely piqued! Your titles beckon & promise things witty & fun. You’re on my wavelength with this poem, since I wrote & posted a dog poem this morning! *smile* WOW! WOW! And WOW! This is such a powerful message! I’ve written poems like this, since I volunteered in animal shelters for years. But this is the best poem I’ve read with a message like this becuz it makes me want to cry! You do such a great job of personifying the dog. And your lines literally drip with sad hopefulness & anticipation. I’m feeling what this dog is feeling, all along! You really killed it with this one & I’m not talking about euthanasia! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[George David Hope]

Really glad that you enjoyed it. Based it on the dog my parents got from a nearby kennels...they couldn't get a puppy as they are getting on so the wanted an older dog. Turns out she must have been badly beaten as she was so submissive when we first got her and it took about a year to get her to come around....but she's still never gave us a kiss. Thanks for your comments

[barleygirl]

I adopted an older German Shepherd (among many others over the years) & this one was so skittish, it took 2 years before she would let me kiss her face! Thanks for sharing!

[Lyn Anderson]

This is a great poem. It's very thoughtful and we'll done. I enjoyed very much the dog's view. One small thing I noticed, I think you meant slide instead of slid