4 PAWS

by Dovishka Muskaan Shaib

To my little friend,
With those four tiny paws,
Who win hearts in only one go,
You healed my wounds,
As if they were yours,
You adored me the most,
Despite all my flaws,
You made me yours,
Without desiring to know more,
You were my biggest support,
When times felt like shadows,
You are the most beautiful present that a deity could create,
You are that soulmate that humanity would claim,
But what brought you to such a fate,
Always begging for a full plate,
Always looking for a place to stay,
Always running away,
Always wagging that little tail,
To be spared, to feel safe,
You are the nicest being that a deity could create,
But why is it you,
That is being given so much pain,
Why is it only you,
Despite prayers being made,
Is still being called as ‘stray’

You have one life, be yourself, who knows that you being too much is the light of someone else.