Title:	Lost or Not
Author:	Blue Ben W.			Narrator:	Blue Ben W.
Kind:	Poem	Type:	MP3	Time:	00:02:20	Size:	3.20 MB

Lost or Not

by Ben W. Blue ~ 2008-09-03

1. little lost critter, isn’t he cute
2. feed him, clean him up, take him in, what do you get
3. doctor the ills inside and out, the physical
4. heal up the memories, emotions, the mental
5. will he bite or cower or run away from love
6. or will you have a loyal friend for life
7. or time, distance, health take him away too soon
8.  
9. cute little human, isn’t he cute
10. victim or villain, accident or illness, maybe the guy next door
11. orphaned or homeless, runaway or prostitute, ex-con or street tough
12. will you ignore him, will you listen, will you help
13. now it’s not so easy, nor so cute, is it
14. what if he’s ugly or sickly or acts really freaky
15. now you have a harder choice
16.  
17. it is so easy to feel compassion
18. for the ones so cute, but that appeal is fleeting
19. is it such hard work to stay by his side
20. what makes us turn away, never notice, fear and doubt and hate
21. what makes us smile and embrace and stay around
22. what makes us love past all the minus signs
23. why can’t we trust and love for real more often
24.  
25. he is the best, though some reject him and say he lost
26. my friend, you and i know better:
27. he fought the odds and won far more than gold
28. we fought it with him, side by side, as brothers
29. when one would tire or despair, get ill or falter
30. another would stand watch with him awhile
31. he and his brothers freed from this city dump, this pound