Let there be a light in a darkened room
to spread hope and emotional warmth
to all that can see the flickering....

"An Unkept Promise" by M.K.


You've been with us since ancient days,
Giving friendship and protection,
Always faithful, at work or play,
With unconditional affection


Showing love with the wag of your tail,
Presenting a sweet canine kiss,
Loyal to a fault, through all our travails,
But sometimes friendships go amiss
 

Our promise of partnership was made long ago,
You’d watch over us even as we slept,
A home, food and love, in turn, we’d bestow,
But our side of the deal hasn’t always been kept
 

Your offer of love isn’t always returned,
Barks of joy meet with harsh shouts for “Silence!"
Banned to the backyard, friendship now spurned,
An angry hand gets raised up in violence
 

You have friends and protectors you may never meet,
Working hard to end the abuses you’ve suffered,
Doing all that we can, 'til our mission's complete
When your dignity and joy for life are recovered