I cried today for a dog

Whose name I did not know

He was sick and starving

And had no place to go.

His eyes they told the story

Of his hungry day's

I sat there and listened

And boy was I amazed.

He said my master left me

Out here all alone

He didn't leave me food or water

And told me to make it on my own.

I begged for food from people

But they told me to go away

I knew they didn't mean it

They were just to busy with their day.

So on and on I wondered

Looking for some food

Hoping they might understand

I wasn't being rude.

I told him that I loved him

I was sorry he was treated that way

And wished that I had found him

Long before today.

He looked at me with his sick eyes

And thanked me for the food

But I must go to sleep now

I'm not trying to be rude.

Poem written by Carol Skaggs