Rescuer

I will take in the unwanted

I will clean the filthy

I will feed the starving

I will love the unloved

I will heal the wounds

I will mend the broken hearts

I will make their pain my own

I will sooth their fears

I will fight to regain trust that has been lost

I will be a custodian of second chances

I will harden my heart to the cruelty of mankind

I will sleep on the concrete floor of a kennel

I will weep for them

I will be brave for them

I will hold my hands steady

I will smile for them

I will rage at what was done

I will bear their burdens

I will be an example of strength

I will be pack leader

I will hold their lives in my gentle hands

I will renew

I will find them loving homes

And if what was done will take their life

I will hold them as they breathe their dying breath

I will lay them to rest

I will pray for their souls

And I will mourn each one

Because there is no one else for them

Juniper, Summer 2008

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