Advocate

Sickly and starved lying out there in the cold
this beautiful creature who's story is untold
all he wanted was your approval and your love
you leave him to die a problem you rid of
if you could just see the sadness in his eyes
as he lie there helpless and slowly he dies
he was so cute when you brought him home
with his wagging tale yet now he's alone
you swore to love him and give him your care
how can you stand to see him just lying there
you would rather let him suffer the grimmest fate
than pay money out of your pocket no matter the rate

you dump her off in the streets with all of her kin
when he mother gave birth to her it was such a sin
a pregnancy you could have prevented but didn't have time
now she stands out in the street covered in grime
she dodges the cars wondering which one is you
you abandoned her there and she hasn't a clue
she just wants to find her way back home to her mom
and curl up with her brothers where they all belong
her tummy starts to growl and she whimpers helplessly
the cars speed by and she watches anxiously
she believes you'll come back, what else would you do
she believes you love her as much as she loves you

locked in a dark room in a house all alone
he meows loudly wondering when you'll come home
he can hardly remember when he last had a meal
he misses the way being loved used to feel
wondering to himself if he's done something wrong
when you left home he didn't think you'd be long
he looks out the window hoping your alright
you don't think about him when you sleep at night
you could have found him a home that would have been nice
instead you left him alone to fight for his own life
he finds a place to lay down in a corner of the room
he still believes that you will come back for him soon

mamma teaches the babies how to catch a mouse
she remembers the day you threw them out of the house
she shows them where to hide from the owls at night
and when they see humans to stay out of sight
she has finally lost her faith in all of mankind
she always sleeps in the warmest place she can find
worried about her kittens she fights many a foe
scared to death of the day when she'll take the fatal blow
she walks with a limp from the worst of her fights
but her family is safe so that makes it alright
you shoo her away when you she her in the yard
she glares back at you as she hides under the car

You pit them against each other force them to fight
you laugh when they kill one another thinks its alright
they willing go into the pen all bravery and skill
if only they understood you don't care if they're killed
they do it all simply for the love of their master
there loyalty making their life such a disaster
even if they win they will be scarred forever
after they recover they again face this endeavor
they make money for you yet you don't care about them
you make them face death again and again
you should be put into a pen and sentenced to death
then maybe you would understand what they are faced with

all these innocent lives simply laid to waste
all these beautiful creatures who feel so misplaced
the people responsible for their love and their care
were the ones to betray them to a life so unfair
left out in the cold or dumped off in the street
left alone in a house forced to hunt or not eat
pitted against each other in a fight to the death
sad and all alone as they take their last breaths
wishing they had someone who would love them again
or wishing that there misery would just come to an end
will you step up and be an advocate for the ones in need
or will you ignore them and serve your own greed?
this is my plea for the ones who have no voice
would you help them at all if you had the choice?

Author: Melody Albright