Never Left
words by Cindy Peng
You stood still
Silently
Left me alone
On the long long
Lonely street
I took one step
Closer to you
Touched it gently
The long long
Black scarf
You turned back
Gave me a
Cold shoulder
Threw it on the ground
The long long
Dirty string
Sand stained
You left
Forever
But I never left
Here
She crouched down
Gently
Put it on me
The long long
Old blanket
I looked up
Sorrowfully
It brushed my feet
The long long
Black hair
She hugged me
Reached me
Tenderly, so kind
Cleaned my soiled fur
With the long long
Pretty arms
A collar on my neck
She never left
Still I never left
Either
Don’t abandon your pets. Their loyalty is greater than you can imagine.
Silently
Left me alone
On the long long
Lonely street
I took one step
Closer to you
Touched it gently
The long long
Black scarf
You turned back
Gave me a
Cold shoulder
Threw it on the ground
The long long
Dirty string
Sand stained
You left
Forever
But I never left
Here
She crouched down
Gently
Put it on me
The long long
Old blanket
I looked up
Sorrowfully
It brushed my feet
The long long
Black hair
She hugged me
Reached me
Tenderly, so kind
Cleaned my soiled fur
With the long long
Pretty arms
A collar on my neck
She never left
Still I never left
Either
Don’t abandon your pets. Their loyalty is greater than you can imagine.