Take me to the rescue

You may not think you know me, but I'm sure you've seen my face

In back yards, fields, and busy streets, you'll find us any place

 

I'm what you'd call a rescue dog, who needs a safety haven

I may be thin, and sickly, too, but I promise I'm worth saving

 

I'm the dog who lives next door, the one you always see outside

Seeking shelter from the sun, and a cool, safe place to hide

 

You have seen me on the streets with no place to call home

Or maybe in an open field, scared and sad, and all alone

 

But did you know that there's a place that was  built with me in mind?

Where people love and care for me and and show me the world is kind

 

Where no dogs will go hungry, where peace and love abounds

Where kind and caring people will always be around.

 

I may be scared of humans because of what they've put me through

But my heart is quite forgiving, won't you please take me with you?

 

Take me to that rescue place, they'll help me find a home

And they'll make sure while I'm waiting, I'll never be alone

 

I'm small, I'm meek, I'm timid, but I'll be strong before they're through

For life will begin again for me, if you'll take me to the Rescue.

 

(Debi Laibe, Oct 2001

Author’s note:

“It was written during a time that we had a mother and baby Boxer in a field that we couldn't catch. We tried for a week before we finally were able to get them into rescue. The mama died a couple of days later. Apparently she was giving the baby all the food and water they could find and she was just too sick once we got them. That's what made me write this.”)