{"id":27578,"date":"2016-04-29T09:37:28","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T09:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=27578"},"modified":"2016-04-29T09:46:56","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T09:46:56","slug":"i-am-that-that-little-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/04\/i-am-that-that-little-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"I am that little dog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This street life<br \/>\nIs abominable<br \/>\nTraffic everywhere<br \/>\nPeople coming people going<br \/>\nNobody will even spare<br \/>\nA moment just to see me<br \/>\nSo insentient are they<br \/>\nNobody hears my whimper<br \/>\nThere is nobody to say<\/p>\n<p>Hello boy how are you?<br \/>\nNobody at all<br \/>\nI just dragged myself<br \/>\nOnto the street<br \/>\nNow trying to call<br \/>\nThe angels someone somewhere<br \/>\nA samaritan who might<br \/>\nSee me feel me care for me<br \/>\nOr I just may die tonight<\/p>\n<p>I wag my tail<br \/>\nThe last hope all my strength I need<br \/>\nTo wag my tail<br \/>\nBut it seems to fail<br \/>\nWill I ever succeed<br \/>\nIn making someone help me<br \/>\nSee me even they step over me walk around me<br \/>\nEvery sodding day<\/p>\n<p>My throat is sore like hell on earth<br \/>\nMy body racked and worn<br \/>\nInsects crawling all over me<br \/>\nMy flesh and skin are torn<br \/>\nMy breath is now fast weakening<br \/>\nI don&#8217;t know what to do<br \/>\nOne last prayer to the angels<br \/>\nBefore I break into<\/p>\n<p>The death roll into darkness<br \/>\nDespite the sun above<br \/>\nAll I want is someone<br \/>\nJust someone to love<br \/>\nSomeone who will pick me<br \/>\nUp<br \/>\nand hold me as if they care<br \/>\nSomeone who will love me<br \/>\nSomeone who is aware<\/p>\n<p>And then as if by magic<br \/>\nA young man did appear<br \/>\nHe looked at me he kneeled down<br \/>\nHe wiped away some fear<br \/>\nHe showed me he was caring<br \/>\nHe was gentle to me, he<br \/>\nPicked me up and loved me<br \/>\nHe showed me I could be<\/p>\n<p>Whole again he loved me<br \/>\nHe cleaned me and I was<br \/>\nIn his arms and feeling sore<br \/>\nBut happy just because<br \/>\nHe cared for me<br \/>\nA quality of life I have never had<br \/>\nA stranger came and showed me love<br \/>\nAnd though I was so sad<\/p>\n<p>I felt his love his blanket<br \/>\nOf dreams swept over me<br \/>\nHope had almost died a death<br \/>\nBut now perhaps I would see<br \/>\nA new life somewhere safer<br \/>\nCleaner where i could be<br \/>\nHappy and sharing and loving<br \/>\nMy life eternally<\/p>\n<p>Now I have recovered a lot<br \/>\nAnd I feel great<br \/>\nPeople still go about their lives<br \/>\nUncaring of others fate<br \/>\nMany wait around the place<br \/>\nReally just to die<br \/>\nBut if we really hope and affirm<br \/>\nWherever we lie<\/p>\n<p>The angels will come for us<br \/>\nAs this man did for me<br \/>\nAnd now I am on your face book page<br \/>\nAll of you can see<br \/>\nMy wagging tail my parlous state<br \/>\nMy big eyes pleading and<br \/>\nWhen The angel actually found<br \/>\nMe oh! I felt so grand<\/p>\n<p>I know I am merely a  mongrel<br \/>\nWho no one wanted to know<br \/>\nEaten up with sadness<br \/>\njust expecting to go<br \/>\nTo the  rainbow bride<br \/>\nAnd the summer lands<br \/>\nBut fortunately for me<br \/>\nAn angel came from faraway<br \/>\nWho opened his eyes and could see<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This street life Is abominable Traffic everywhere People coming people going Nobody will even spare A moment just to see me So insentient are they Nobody hears my whimper There is nobody to say Hello boy how are you? 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