I am lonely I am lost I have run away but at what cost.Thankfully the door was left ajar so I ran and ran, oh! so far. He had forgotten to secure my rope so now I run, escape is my only hope.
I ran down to the beach I needed to hide and get out of reach. I don’t want another day hungry and cold praying he will stay away.The sound of his voice makes me shake and shiver, the feeling of his angry blows make me quiver.
I can see lights up ahead, lets get off the road if it is him he will beat me until I’m dead. OH! I feel so cold and weak I can’t go on I just want to sleep.All my body racked with pain I fear and dread being caught and taken back again.
I hated that filthy dirty shed were soiled wet rags were my only bed. Sadly I was always hungry I only ever got scraps that stank and water that leaked from the outside rusty tank.
I just long for any love, not cruel hard fists reining on me from up above. A nice dry place for me to sleep and some food that I can eat. I swear I would honour and love someone to earn my keep.
It is no good I have done my best this corner looks safe I need to take a rest. I Just hope he is not around I am so scared of being found. Sleeping the sleep of the scared I remember all the kickings and beatings, all my howls,yet, no one ever heard.
What’s that noise, is it a car door Oh! No ,Oh! No not him I can’t take any more. I hungry and cold and my paws are so sore. I can’t bare to look I shall just stay still.If it is him I give up I have no more will.
Hello boy (a gentle voice) let me see , Oh! you are hurt let me help, you need not fear me. Kindly hands stroke my painful back a gentle stroke not hit or smack.
Look at you, you have been through the mill you are a strong one aren’t you, all those injuries and you are going still. Let me take you along with me and we will soon have you looking better and happy.
Gently hands pick me up and lay me cosy in the back of a truck. Covering me with a blanket giving me a gentle kiss is this all happening is it real it feels like bliss.
Can we keep him Daddy please he is so lovely, a little child is hugging me knelt next to me on it’s knees. Careful Jake we don’t know what he is like, careful in case he bites. I shall never bite the hand that loves me these new humans I could never hurt.
Bending down the new man says your okay boy you can stay.
willowdot21 
This was gorgeous – for one, the dog running free is a fantastically happy photo.
Your rhyme through the whole piece is wonderful! 🙂 I was heartbroken at first because I could really feel for him, & when he saw car lights coming & his fear. I just so don’t understand animal & child abusers.
But you gave this a wonderfully happy ending. Left me with a good feeling, thanks!
Thanks I wanted him to be safe but I never know how a poem is going to pan out so when he saw the car lights I was worried too. I have no idea how we humans can be so so bad. Just over Christmas a poor African boy was tortured my his elder sister and her boy friend. In the end they killed him, he was 15yrs he rang his dad twice begging him to come and get him on the very day he died. A sister, a boy and father who did not save him?? and they said he was processed by an evil spirit…….. the world is mad! BTW I am loving your writing too.
The beauty of liberation
So many people blame their dogs when the dogs runaway, but how often do we consider that the dog was not happy?
Neat perspective as always 🙂 xxxx
Andrea
Thank you Andrea I just wanted to be inside the dogs head for a while. I am glad you liked it. xx
for me dog is really a man’s best friend and thanks to rumpy coz with his blog I encourage to have a pet dog, I love this post on the first part I feel pity on him but glad it was a happy ending …
I love dogs too and cats I have had a good share of pets in my life. I wanted to highlight the evil few who mistreat animals. XX I love Rumpydog’s site too!!
a dogs view point… often I contemplate an animals view…
this was great … I loved it (~_~)
Thank you I loved it too, they cannot speak we need to look out for them.