Special poem by John Harrington

Up I went to leave my home
Away I went....away I roamed
I had no choice you see
life had turned to misery
Played in my youth, i grew too fast
The love I knew, it didn't last
And now I hurt outside and in
Eat my food from a garbage bin
If I'm lucky that is
Im slowly dying and feel my age....
The busy street is now my cage
What I'd trade to find a lap
A place of mercy and not a trap
A lap of comfort wide
A place to love
And not to hide
A human lap is my dream
A bowl of food, a little cream
If God made me a wish
It would be a home , A plate of fish
To sleep in comfort...upon a throne
Like the ones who have a home
Curled up close and tucked in tight
A gentle hand I'd so delight
Even as a backyard stray,
oh what I'd give for a bed of hay
A Christmas gift for me tonight
would be a home in broad daylight
For all the strays without a home
I pray they find what some have known
Where peace and love is all about
One that comes and brings no doubt
Souls of kind and gentle hearted
I'd live my life the way it started.
I'd sit and purr and find some peace...
Where pain would stop and hate would cease
Christmas comes but once a year
and brings some luck,
brings some cheer
for those like me alone at night.....
please forgive us for our fright
On Christmas Day beneath the tree.
Is where I long to someday be.

Note:  John Harrigton is a FB friend of mine.  A fellow rescuer in San Diego.