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If Not For You

(to you from all your rescue dogs)
      I would've died that day if not for you.
      I would've given up on life if not for your kind eyes.
      I would've used my teeth in fear if not for your gentle hands.
      I would have left this life believing that all humans don't care
      Believing there is no such thing as fur that isn't matted,
      skin that isn't flea bitten,
      good food and enough of it,
      beds to sleep on, and
      someone to love me, to show me I deserve love just because I exist.
      Your kind eyes, your loving smile, your gentle hands Your big heart
      saved me...

      You saved me from the terror of the streets and the pound,
      Soothing away the memories of my old life.
      You have taught me what it means to be loved.
      I have seen you do the same for other dogs like me.
      I have heard you ask yourself in times of despair "Why do I it?"
      When there is no more money, no more room, no more homes
      You open your heart a little bigger, stretch the money a little
      tighter Make just a little more room...to save one more like me. I
      tell you with the gratitude and love that shines in my eyes In the
      best way I know how Reminding you why you go on trying.

      I am the reason ...
      The dogs before me are the reason...
      As are the ones who come after.
      Our lives would've been wasted, our love never given
      We would have died if not for you.

      (permission to cross post)

      By Kim Senke-Rocka
      Associate Executive Director
      Heart Bandits American Eskimo Dog Rescue


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