Thank you for being there When I needed you most You always seemed to know When I was loneliest When I was lost Without hope Without love You trusted me To be good When everyone else Labeled me bad You saw who I was inside Allowed me to give you my affection Allowed me to love you And you gave your measure in return You made me feel wanted In a world that didn’t You asked nothing in return No other condition than to treat you nice I always did How can someone hurt An angel in disguise? In all the forms you took You were everywhere I went To this day When I see you I have an overwhelming desire To approach To love on you some more You are near me now Everyday You know when I am sad And happy to be with me We walk together I talk to you The eternal optimist You will always be My dearest friend Whose love is perfect Even if it is only for a brief moment in time The stray cat The dog next door The horse in the field Or that goat in the vacant lot My many cats And my one perfect dog To the uncountable number of animals Who have allowed me To pet them You always make me feel good You saved me From a lonely childhood You gave me hope That someday I would be loved Allowed me to experience What true love is Thank you My Angels in disguise