Prayers for Maggie

Prayers for Maggie...

Please, God, help us make
the right decision tonight
about little darling Maggie
who won't give up her fight.

Our hearts are breaking with the thought
that her time is not much more
and we're fearful of the day she goes
and what she has in store.

This little angel came to us
all dirty and a mess
but even life's abuses
she accepted without protest

Her owners didn't want her
their family started to grow
there were little tiny children
Maggie annoyed their flow.

They left her on the outside
to find some food to eat
she drank from dirty puddles
but now she's at my feet.

We thought we'd have her longer
because she isn't very old
we’d give her a happier life
after being left out in the cold.

But now she's getting sicker
and we don't know what to do.
Please, God, what does she want
just put us in her shoes.

She's banging into fences
and stumbling into walls
and lately she doesn't come
in answer to our calls.

Her frustration constantly mounts
because she cannot see or smell
this brave little dog exists
in her own private hell.

Before we rest our minds tonight
there's one thing we must know
should we hang on to our Maggie
or simply let her go?

We're waiting for your answer
because you know more than we
so send along a message
help the sighted to see.

We love this little dog
more than words can ever say
but if it's her time to go
please help her on her way.

-M. Samantha Kinsley