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