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Am I Famous Now? This relates to irresponsible pet owners and how the puppies end up in Puppy Mills sometimes. I was looking for a poem to add to my Reason Why You Should Spay or Neuter your pet paper for my Writing Comp Class and found this poem. Am I Famous Now? I was born today. One of 10. My daddy was very famous. I have lots of half brothers and sisters. My mother is very famous. Since she got famous, she has only had puppies. No more loving hands, no more fun trips. Just puppies. She is always sad when they leave her. I left home today. I didn't want to go, so I hid behind my mama and my three littermates that were left. I didn't like You. But one day, they said, I would be famous. I wonder, is famous the same as fun and good times? So You picked me up and carried me away, even though you were concerned about me hiding from You. I don't think You liked me. My new home is far away. I am scared and afraid. My heart says: BE BRAVE. My ancestors were. Did they go to good homes like mine? I'm hungry because I can't eat too much, because it will be bad for my bones. I can't bite or snap when the children are mean to me. I just run and play and pretend that I'm in a big green field with butterflies and robins and frogs. I can't understand why they kick me. I am quiet, but the man hits and says loud things. The lady dosen't feed me goog things like I had with my mother. She just throws dry food on the ground, then goes away before I can get too close for touching and petting. Sometimes my food smells bad, but I eat it anyway. Today I had 10 puppies. They are so wonderfull and warm. Am I famous now? I wish I could play with them, but they are so tiny. I am so young and playful that it's hard to lay here in this hole under the the house nursing my puppies. They are crying now. I am so hungry I scratch and worry my fur. I wish somebody would throw me some food. I am also very thirsty. Two got cold during the night and I couldn't make them warm again. They are gone. We all are very weak. Maybe if I take them out on the porch, we can get some food. Today they took us away. It was too much trouble to feed us, and someone came to take us away. Someone grabbed my puppies, they were crying and whimpering. We were put an a truck with boxes in it. Are my babies famous now? I hope so, because I miss them. They are gone. The place smelled of urine, fear and sickness. Why was I here? I was beatiful, like my ancestors. Now I am hungry, dirty, in pain and unwanted. No one came though I tried to be good. Today someone came. They put a rope on my neck, and led me to a room that was very clean and had a shiny table. They put me on the table. Someone held me and hugged me. It felt so good! Then I felt tired and laid over the last one who cared. I am famous now. Today someone cared! by Cynethia |
How heartbreaking! :( |
Wow! Very thought provoking!!! :cry8: Brought tears to my eyes! Thanks for sharing! |
This made me cry. Oh the thought of it all. And the fact that so many poor animals have to go through such horrible treatment when all they want is to be loved. |
Brought tears to my eyes. Thanks for sharing. |
That made me cry...just thinking of all of the one's who weren't loved.:cry: |
No words - just tears. Sometimes life sucks. |
Thanks for posting this all to true story. definately made me cry.:( |
Oh that made me cry too |
I'm sitting here blubbering, tears splattered on my keyboard and everyone is looking at me funny. That's a sad poem. |
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Thanks for posting this....I sure I am not the only one but I was crying.... |
I have no words...very moving. Where did you find this by the way? I would really like to put this on my blog, but I would like to give full credit to the author. Thanks for posting this. |
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I included the Author name with the post to give full credit to the author:) |
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I love this poem, it just breaks me up though. The author is Dawn Phelan who is a member of the Fitchburg Veterinary Hospital staff, in Madison, Wisconsin. Here's a link with more information. KeeKaWa Perm Reg'd Siberians, Our Siberian's appear on "DUE SOUTH" & Disney's movie "SNOW DOGS", Poems |
Yes, you did! I never meant to imply that you didn't give her credit! You did a beautiful job. :thumbup: I would just like to link it to her site, blog, or whatever. Thank you! :) |
Thank you, Nancy. I was a little concerned about that. Sometimes when a poet only gives a first name, there's an issue with authorship. Very moving poem nonetheless. I would really like to read your paper when you finish it Missj2007! Pretty please? :) |
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:( ..... very sad poem and probably very true .... :( |
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I'm not positive who wrote the poem either; she is listed on several sites as the author, but most sites list author unknown. What sometimes happens, is a person finds a poem with author unknown and they post it and just sign there name at the end, not so much as stealing the poem per say, but merely signing there name as in "over and out." Someone else sees the poem and just thinks Cythania is the author and posts her name as the author. It seems that Dawn Phelan could very well be the author since she works on the staff of Veterinary Hospital, in Madison Wisconsin, and his probably experienced the feelings of what this dog is going through many times. I googled the name Dawn Phelan, and although there are several people with this name, I only found one in Wisconsin, I also found this page with her name and address, and phone number. Profile of Dawn Phelan. She works for a rescue. If you want to be absolutely sure, I guess you could contact her. |
Very moving poem, Thanks for sharing. I feel so bad that there really are places out there like that and theres nothing we can do but wait untill one turns up. Then do what we can to rescue the ones that we're not to late for. :(( very sad but true. |
:cry: That's the saddest thing I've ever read. Now I'm crying at work... |
This made me cry but what a great post I just wish everone could read it |
Very powerful words. |
soooooo sad :cry: |
I wrote a poem about some 2 week old kittens my neighbor found after I found the mother dead on the road. She got hit by a car, probably looking for food. The neighbor came to my house and told me to take them or he would get rid of them. I took the 4 kittens in and bottle fed them, kept them in a box with a warmer, and even wiped their little bottoms with a warm cloth like their mother would to help them go. It was exhausting, but not a single one died. I wrote this because it hurt how cruel people can be. No one hears them cry In the darkness, destined to die The little hearts beat, No fulfillment of need, Shrieking at the moon, Hoping mom to come soon, Dripping mouths of hungering sweat, Sitting on the earth, so cold and wet. Humans, they will not cry, For the desperate little beings That are destined to die. |
That reminds me of all the mill dogs. |
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Awe that's beautiful, I'm so glad you were able to save them. You're very talented. |
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