Abandoned

If you came closer

I would kiss you

Itensely

My body trembles

I am scared

I cower, I cry

They will kill me

My heart is broken

You walk close

Your hand trailing my bars

I can almost feel your warmth

I slide closer

Maybe … this time …

But you don’t turn

I lay down in filth

You did not see

My tender soul

My eyes close, drifting away

To the Rainbow Bridge

(Kelli Harvey, www.angelsrescue.org)