They loved me when I was young
Life at home was warm and fun
No more time, is what I heard
Then sent outside, just a tree and me

Outside is so lonely
And the nights, oh so cold
I just wish these bugs would stop
I know they’ll come for me

I eat every now and then
The only time I hear from them
My tummy hurts, I’m not sure why
At least I know they remember me

So lonely I have been
Each day I sit and hope for them
What did I do that was so wrong?
To be left here, outside, all alone

The Summer days, it gets so hot
Finding little comfort in the shade
I wish those bugs would go away
Where are they, why have they not come

Bumped my eye on something hard
Cried and barked for them come
This is it, for now I see
I hope someone still cares for me

The world around me has become a blur
I must turn my head, just to look
It is really getting hard to see
I guess no one cares a bit for me

Each day goes by, I pray and pray
Please help me, it’s so hard to breath
I have no idea for what I’ve done
Does no one care, this cannot be

I hear some people in the distance
Strangers voices, they say my name
Funny words, I hear them speak
They say they’ve come to rescue me


My life has come to change
Fun inside with others like me,
A caring feeling as I look at her
That one they say is foster mommy

These people, rescue, changed my name
Fresh food and water, its all so new
I am happy, I love rescue
I feel the rescue loves me too

 

To the doctor I had to go,
He poked and squeezed all around,
“We’ll run some tests” I heard him say,
“We’ll call tomorrow with some news”

Back home we head, I get to play,
“Pugs all over” I heard one say,
Round and round we romped all day
All new friends, am I here to stay?

I hear a ring from the desk above,
As she talks, I see her weep,
Fear and sadness I feel from her,
She picks me up and holds me close

“I am sorry” she said then paused,
“We will do all it takes”,
As she weeps with tears she says,
“You have heartworm”

The doctor I see once again,
Long needles he sticks in me,
In my back, the pain I feel,
I cry for mommy, come save me

I smell her scent all around,
I feel her arms hold me close,
“Treatments done” I heard them say,
“Just rest for now, no play for weeks”

Days have changed to being caged,
Not quite sure what I’ve done,
Mommy says it’s just for now,
The body takes time to heal


Each day the same, I cry for out,
Mommy says just a few more days
I drift off to sleep, fifth evening in,
To never wake again.

From heaven I see, they cry for me,
They have done all they could,
I don’t blame them for what has come,
I know they love me

If I only had a voice to say,
How hard life was before today
A chance you gave me to be myself,
I will live on, through those you save,

If only those people of long ago,
Took the time to care for me,
I may have had a chance at life,
If I had not been left, tied to a tree.

 

This poem was written by Bing and Cheryl in memory of Cassie Lee. A simple mosquito bite can change your dogs life forever. Heartworm can be easily tested and prevented by your veterinarian.