Alone Again (Author Unknown)

I wish someone would tell me what it is that I’ve done wrong.

Why I have to stay chained up and left alone so long.

They seemed so glad to have me when I came here as a pup.

There were so many things we’d do while I was growing up.

They couldn’t wait to train me as a companion and a friend.

And told me how they’d feed me and brush me every day.

They’d play with me and walk me if I could only stay.

But now the family "hasn’t time" - They often say I shed.

They do not want me in the house not even to be fed.

The children never walk me. They always say, "not now!"
I wish that I could please them - Won’t someone tell me how?

All I had, you see, was love.

They call it a shelter

Some good, some bad

All breeds, all sizes

All eyes so terribly sad.

Wait! Here they come now

Are they coming for me?

Please, God, I’ll be good

If it’s a new home for me.

They thought I was asleep

But I heard them say

Cage 29 is too old

She has just one more day.

I wish we could keep her

And give her more time

But there’s ten more today

And more down the line.

Think about it!