I face the
day again
I wake to lonely pain.
My only wish is for a friend
To save me from my restless slumber
The days of my life are just a limited
number.
I’m not sure what my life has meant
What will come of all the pain I’ve
encumbered?
My spirit –
Long ago……lonely and spent.
I gave my all in my racing days
But like any blood sport-
There’s always someone who pays.
I’ve seen so many others
Who’ve paid the high price
Whose lives brutally ended-
With the roll of the dice.
As the cruel ones place bets
I’m on my mark………
I get set-
Out the gates I run
If I lose-
My life is done.
My fragile legs
They work no longer
But my heart is still beating
But the cruel ones
They are much stronger.
In my mind I’m screaming!
Please let me live!
They don’t understand-
I’ve got so much more to give.
My heart-
It still feels
My soul still survives.
My spirit-
They have shattered
But love will make it rise.
Once in a while
A rescuer will come
Out of hundreds of dogs
Whose racing days are done
How do they pick?
Who gets to shine in the sun?
I cower in my wooden cage
With my soulful dark eyes
Hoping I will be picked
Despite my trainers lies.
I’m not just broken and tattered
As my body may show
This is my last chance
To show the love that I glow
If you don’t take me now
I will be sent on the kill truck
Left to suffer and die
In a field of hard luck
Where death is a sanctum
In a world full of lies
It is here that my siblings
And those like us die.
Very few of us will ever know
What it’s like to connect with a loving
soul
To fall asleep in a warm place
And have soft gentle hands
Stroke our face.
I can be a winner again
If you find in your heart
Just a little love to lend
Please extend your hand
Let me show you –
How your love will help me
And I will always be
Now and forever
Your greatest fan
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I need no
ponds or meadows
Or space to run fast.
All that I know is- my useful days are
past.
I crave a gentle soul , who sees all I
have yet to give-
A gentle soul, like you, who knows I
deserve to live.
I was bred to race and run-
But now that I’ve lost, that race is
done.
I need you to help me find a loving home
that lasts-
And help me forget about, the memories
and fears of my past.
Let me know of a life, where there is no
locked cage with a muzzle on
A life where if…I lose a race… I will
not die.
I’m very adaptable and don’t hold a
grudge-
If you open your heart…from your side- I
won’t budge.
I have more love to give than words can
say,
Please give me a chance to know, a
loving home I can stay.
I crave human kindness and unconditional
love
If you could spare just a tidbit
All that I crave is a little bit
Give me a chance
Your life – I’ll enhance-
I’ll show you! All that I have to give-
If you’ll just spare a moment, to know I
deserve to live!
Relax, I don’t own you-
From this day forward, my life…I owe
you.
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You, my sweet dog, owe me nothing.
The pleasure of knowing you is payment
enough-
To see you discover new life – gives me
more pleasure
Than any race you could have won- or any
strife you’ve overcome.
In my eyes, you’re a hero!
YOU… are always a winner in my eyes.
Dedicated to Soul Viper, rescued retired
racing greyhound- Ft. Myers, FL
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The first
time I fostered a greyhound
Not sure what they were about
And put their minds at ease.
But I was trusted with a greyhound
That I knew absolutely nothing about
I really thought I knew what it took
But as I saw my new charge
That greyhound just stood there
I saw the wisdom but also the fear
How do I tell her that it is okay?
That I just want to hold her near
I dragged my feet on the vetting
Because I felt she'd been through too
much
I used the holidays as an excuse
but really I was scared
To let her go to the unknown
Once I knew her life was spared
She was very healthy and soon found a
home
But how do you let this baby hound
go to a life very unknown
This foster hound that you've held
tight
And they've trusted you to make their
life right.
My second foster came four days later
He raced into my home and stopped
short
when he saw the fan light
He was very gleeful until he saw the
fan
Then he cautiously backed away
I got his vetting right away
I thought I could just foster
And send a healthy dog on his way
But somehow this dog stole my heart
That hound was just so happy each day
His heart still astounds me
Has already brought much
happiness
This confidence brought my
third foster
I thought I had my head on
right
That I could could teach him
his firsts
I fell in love with this one too
But knew I couldn't keep him
I knew this from the start
But he still holds a piece of my
heart.
Believe me when I tell you this
A better person you will be
Because a greyhound has found your
heart
you will
be...............................................................
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At this warm and happy time of the year
As you plan and you shop -
A lonely racing greyhound is living in
fear
If a foster home is available-
A horrible death you can stop
As you second guess yourself
Do I really have the time?
Will find he's next in line
In this time of unselfish giving
You really do have the time
To let an unselfish soul go on living
If you just need an above sign
Once you've rescued a greyhound
You will see such forgiveness
In a sweet dog that's been bought
That for so long has been sought
When he thought he was a zero
Because there was a foster home available
this day
This deserving greyhound won't have to
spend
Because you have opened your heart to him
A loving home he'll find to stay
You're going see the most amazing things
From this foster greyhound
For everything is a first
At each new challenge that he overcomes
You will find your heart just sings
From the greyhound's first attempt at the
stairs
To his each new encounter with an
appliance
He'll curiously look and stare
He'll constantly amaze you with his smooth
charm
And be as cuddly as a new baby
Your foster greyhound doesn't begrudge you
With every kiss and hug you give him
He'll understand that his racing life is
done
Because you've opened your heart and home
This greyhound found an out
His stance is very much proud
Because you cared enough to be
He'll finally have found a place in the
sun
And know that this time..........
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Fight, greyt babies, please fight!
A dog will fight until its last losing
breath
Greyheart is rooting for you.
We are waiting patiently by...
to give our true love to you
We are waiting to give ....
Our hearts are bleeding...
I would give you my last dying
breath...
Please fight babies ...fight!
Give us a chance to save you.........
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Doin’ it Greyhound Style
I bet you
never realized
What loving
life can be
To wake
each morning with a smile
With a
lovable greyt like me
One moment
I’m a baby
hound
So grateful
for the
life I’ve
found
The next
moment
A comedian
I’ll be
I’ll make
you laugh so hard
Just watch
and you will see
I’ve got
class
And I’ve
got style
All my
antics
Will make
you smile
I really am
the best of breed
Despite my
former life
Of money
and peoples greed
I love to
prance and
Make you
smile
While I’m
doing it all-
Greyhound
style
When I
steal your spot
From the
couch -
When you
get up
Possession
is still
nine tenths
of the law
But I will
still come to you
when you
call
I was just
"saving" your spot for you
It’s just a
small thanks
To say I
love you too
I know you
get mad
When I pee
on the floor
But you
missed the potty dance
I just did
by the back door.
I am a
greyhound
A man about
town
Some may
even call me
A real big
clown
In the
morning
I throw my
whole body into
That nudge
against your bed
"come on
mom it’s me"
And I need
to be fed!
Food is
still my favorite thing
I still
shake and I quiver
When my
dish is set down
You tell
people I’m not a grey
But really
a "Foodhound"
I always
know that in my dish
You’ll add
a tasty treat
And no
longer will I have to have
That nasty
4-D grade meat.
I often
hear you say
How much I
make you smile
But that’s
just me
Being
myself
And doin’
it greyhound style!
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I’ve
found the perfect man
He’s very handsome
But walks on all fours
He’s got a hairy back
But I’ve overlooked that
He’s sensitive to my feelings
And he knows when I am down
Sometimes I’ll wake from a very restless
sleep
To find I’m being spooned by my greyhound
His paw around my shoulder
His face nuzzled in my neck
Completely at peace
When the alarm goes off in the morning
And I don’t want to get up
He jumps off the bed and pounds his paws
On the side of my bed
Then he starts talking …
Bla bla bla
But he won’t be ignored
He’s saying it’s a brand new day
Come on…let’s go!
He knows I’ve got to leave him
For a long time each day
He tries to make the most of our time
Leans against me and follows me around
Breaking my heart by watching out the
window
When my car pulls away.
He doesn’t care if I gain ten pounds
He loves me anyway
My greyhound is an individual
With his own opinion and thoughts
If he was human…
He would have brought a lot of issues
with him
But he acts like his life began…
From the time we first met.
We’ve been through a lot…
I’ve helped him overcome his fears and
he’s helped me
To really look at mine.
He’s taught me that nobody is judging me
harder
Than I am judging yourself
He’s taught me that it’s still okay to
trust-
Even if you know you might get hurt.
We have our differences,
And sometimes I’m not sensitive to his
expectations
He expects his meals at a certain time
It’s like he’s got an internal clock
He pays me back when I’m late
Harmless greyhound fun, but he lets me
know when I’ve let him down
He’s always there, gauging my mood- he
knows when I need him
Even if I don’t realize it myself
I think that I lean on him just as hard
as he leans on me
We need each other
I see him gazing at me with his beautiful
dark eyes
When he thinks I’m not looking
And I think I feel it before I see him
doing it
It’s a gaze that radiates love and trust
I know I’ve found the perfect man
He makes me laugh
He makes me smile
He makes me cry
And he always makes me feel truly
greytful
To be alive…..
P.S. Just kidding guys- I know I can’t
marry my greyhound….LOL
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I’m looking at you from my place in heaven
And I see that you are sad
Picking at yourself for the
times you punished me
When I had been bad
Please don’t do that to your
self
I know you sometimes yelled
at me but it showed me that you cared
You were afraid of me
getting into something that would harm me
And that made you real
scared
I tested your patience ,but
you understood
I was trying out a new home
and didn’t know the rules
I’ve only known a crate as
my home.
And a bucket of water I have
to fight to get to when I’m turned out.
I try to copy you to learn
what is acceptable in my new home.
I see you sitting on the
chair or couch and I want to be there too
I’m new here, you see
I don’t understand where I’m
supposed to be.
I’ve always looked to you to
guide me – I love you, don’t you see?
You didn’t leave me in my
time of need and
I am forever greytful to you
for taking a lead.
I may be in heaven now and
it’s my turn to give to you.
When you wish upon my soul
and I hope you feel me in your heart
Because that’s where I live
now
I know you can’t stroke my
face but I feel you wanting to.
When you are thinking about
it and it makes you cry-
I feel my face in your warm
hands and a kiss upon my nose.
Please don’t cry, because I
know and I feel you too.
I may not be a tangible
entity now, but I still feel you
Every tear you cry for me
and every time you think of me…
I’m right there by your
side.
I feel you stroking my face
and I feel you kissing my ears.
Even though I live in heaven
now…I know you hold me near
Because I will live forever
in your heart….
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Twas the night of my dinner party
and all
through the house
was the
delicious scent of dinner cooking.
The
dogs were worn out from play and each had been fed
and
were snoring very loudly and warm in their beds
But
apparently the delicious scent of another dinner had gone to one dog's
head
I
pulled a two pound meatloaf and stuffing from my oven
Not
knowing I was being watched- I set it on the back of the stove to cool
Never
thinking at all- it was a meal to cause drool
I went
to take a shower before my guests would arrive
and
when I came out - my homecooked meal had met its demise
All
that was left was an over turned pan
Not a
crumb or any evidence of the meal I had planned
There
was but one suspect
Whose
name I won't mention
Looking
innocent and satisfied
and not
seeking redemption
How
could one be angry at one's wish coming true?
Not I,
that's for sure, what more could I do?
As my
guests arrived and proclamations of the delicious smells in the air
I told
my guests to please ignore the greyhound...snoring in the chair
Tonight
we are having pizza! Does anyone care?
What
would everyone like on their pie?
I
giggled... as I heard Viper sigh...
The
innocent face I saw from the corner of my eye
I knew
he really did fight not give in to his wish
How
could I not forgive the sight of the overturned dish?
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