YOU SEE ME HANGING AROUND
SO YOU CALL THE DOG POUND
SOMEONE JUST DUMPED ME
UPROOTED ME FROM MY FAMILY

I'M A SCARED LITTLE KITTEN
AFRAID OF GETTING BITTEN
STRAY DOGS CHASE ME
UNTIL I RUN UP A TREE

I'M A PUPPY WHO'S VERY THIRSTY
MY OWNER ABANDONED ME
LOOKING FOR A FRIENDLY FACE
AS I GO FROM PLACE TO PLACE

YOU CHASE ME OUT OF YOUR YARD
WITH TOTAL DISREGARD
THAT IT'S 100 DEGREES OUT
AND I MIGHT PASS OUT

I HAVEN'T ATE IN 2 WEEKS
MY LITTLE BODY IS VERY WEAK
I'M COVERED WITH TICKS AND FLEAS
NO ONE TOOK GOOD CARE OF ME

I KNOW I'M NOT A PRETTY SIGHT
BUT I'M A GOOD DOG...I DON'T BITE
I JUST NEED TO BE BATHED AND COMBED
THEN I'LL BE CLEAN ENOUGH FOR YOUR HOME

I'M SCARED TO GET DOWN FROM THIS TREE
THE DOGS MIGHT COME AFTER ME
I'M ALL ALONE AND IT SCARES ME SO
I WASN'T HOMELESS A WEEK AGO

HERE COMES A LADY AND SHE'S CALLING ME
HOW DO I KNOW SHE WON'T HURT ME
SHE SETS DOWN A CAN OF FOOD
OH...THAT LOOKS SO GOOD

MY HUNGER OVERCOMES MY FEAR
AS I EAT SHE SCRATCHES MY EAR
SHE PICKS ME UP AND CUDDLES ME
TELLS ME SHE'LL FIND A HOME FOR ME

SHE PUT'S ME IN THE BACK OF HER TRUCK
IN A CAGE BESIDE A LITTLE BROWN PUP
SHE TAKES US SOMEWHERE CALLED THE ASPCA
THE VET SAYS WE'RE WAY UNDERWEIGHT

THEY FEED US AND WASH US CLEAN
THEN GIVE US BOTH A NEEDED VACCINE
HOW GOOD IT FEELS TO BE FED
WE COULD HAVE ENDED UP DEAD

A LITTLE GIRL CAME AND ADOPTED ME
A LITTLE BOY ADOPTED THE PUPPY
THANK YOU NICE PEOPLE FROM THE ASPCA
YOU SAVED OUR LIVES TODAY

COPYRIGHT 2008
DEBBY HARRIS

PLEASE REMEMBER THE DOGS AND CATS AT THE SHELTER THIS CHRISTMAS.  THEY NEED HOMES TOO.  PLEASE BE A RESPONSIBLE ANIMAL OWNER AND SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR PET'S.

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* I WROTE THIS POEM A FEW YEARS AGO AFTER I SPOKE TO A GROUP OF RAPE SURVIVORS.  I WAS TOUCHED BY THEIR PLIGHTS.  SOME OF THE WOMEN BECAME PROSTITUTES BECAUSE THEY WERE ABUSED SO MUCH AS A CHILD, AND A YOUNG WOMAN;  THEY FELT IT WAS ALL THEY WERE WORTH.  WHEN I WAS ON MYSPACE, I MET ANNIE LOBERT WHO RUNS "HOOKERS FOR JESUS."  SHE GOES OUT AND TRIES TO GET THE WOMEN INTO SHELTERS AND AWAY FROM THEIR PIMPS.  THESE WOMEN FEEL THEIR LIFE WAS CHOSEN FOR THEM BECAUSE OF THEIR CHILDHOODS.  THE REASON I'M POSTING THIS IS BECAUSE I OVERHEARD A COMMENT IN A RESTAURANT ABOUT THE VEGAS SHOWGIRL THAT'S MISSING.  THESE PEOPLE HAD THE AUDACITY TO FEEL IT WAS A WASTE OF TIME FOR THE POLICE TO INVESTIGATE HER DISAPPEARANCE BECAUSE OF HER LIFESTYLE.  IT REALLY UPSET ME AND I HAD TO REALLY BITE MY TONGUE.  UNTIL THEY BEEN USED AND ABUSED AND WALKED IN THEIR HIGH HEELS;  THEY HAVE NO RIGHT TO CAST JUDGMENT.  THIS IS FOR THE LOST SOULS WHO DON'T KNOW THEIR OWN WORTH.* 

ON A DARK, COLD WINTER'S NIGHT
SHE WALKS THE STREETS UNDER NEON LIGHTS
SHE'S SOMEBODYS CHILD... SOMEWHERE
SHE'S COME TO THINK NO ONE CARES

A CAR PULLS AND SHE DOESN'T THINK TWICE
ALL THAT MATTERS IS... IF THEY MEET HER PRICE
I WONDER, DOES SHE REALIZE THE RISKS SHE TAKES
LIFE SURE HASN'T GIVEN HER ANY BREAKS

SHE HATES HERSELF FOR WHAT SHE'S BECOME
SHE'S BEEN HURT SO MUCH...SHE FEELS SO NUMB
AS A CHILD, SHE'S BEEN HORRIBLY USED AND ABUSED
NO ONE CARES ABOUT ALL THE TEARS SHE'S SHED

SHE'S ONLY TWENTY FOUR BUT LOOKS OVER FORTY
FROM ALL THE HARD LIVING... AND ALL THE WILD PARTIES
SHE USES DRUGS TO ESCAPE HER REALITY
IN THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS, SHE HOLDS A DEGREE

DOING THE ONLY THING SHE THINKS SHE'S GOOD FOR
SHE WANTS TO GET OUT...AND NOT DO THIS ANYMORE
HOW CAN SHE RUN, WHERE WOULD SHE GO
IS THERE ANY PLACE HER PIIMP WOULDN'T KNOW

PEOPLE WOULD BE SURPRISED THAT SHE PRAYS AT NIGHT
BEFORE SHE STEPS OUT... INTO THE MOONLIGHT
HOW SHE WISHES SHE HADN'T CHOSEN THIS LIFE
SHE MUCH RATHER BE A MOTHER AND WIFE

WITH TEARS IN HER EYES SHE FLAGS DOWN A TRICK
SOME WEALTHY MAN...WITH A NERVOUS TIC
FANCY CAR, FANCY WATCH, VERY MUSCLE BOUND
HE THINKS HE'S SPECIAL WAVING HIS MONEY AROUND

AS THEY DRIVE ON INTO THE NIGHT
SHE SENSES SOMETHING'S... JUST NOT RIGHT
SHE TRIES TO GET OUT, BUT HE'S LOCKED THE DOORS
HE AIMS A GUN AND MAKES HER LIE ON THE CAR FLOOR

HE TAKES WHAT HE WANTS AFTER HE'S BEATEN HER BAD
A VIOLENT MAN...JUST LIKE HER DAD
HE CALLS HER NAMES AND SHOOTS HER IN THE HEAD
DUMPING HER THERE THINKING SHE'S DEAD

SHE'S WEAK BUT SHE WHISPERS A PRAYER
EVERYTHING...IS STARTING TO BLUR
THEN SHE FEELS, A PEACE SHE'S NEVER KNOWN
AS JESUS TAKES HER HAND AND BRINGS HER HOME

COPYRIGHT 2007
DEBBY HARRIS

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SOMETIMES I FEEL ADRIFT, ALL ALONE ON THE SEA
DRIFTING AIMLESSLY ABOUT BY THE WIND
TIS' HARD SOMETIMES NOT TO WORRY
OR BECOME FRIGHTENED BY THE LOUD DIN

HURLED ABOUT AMONG VIOLENT WAVES
SOMETIMES MY STOMACH ROLLS AND I FEEL SICK
THE WIND SEEMS ANGRY AS IT RANTS AND RAVES
LIKE AN UNWELCOMED TENANT IT WANTS TO EVICT

THE BATTERED HULL THREATENS TO BREAK
FOR IT HAS WEATHERED MANY A STORM
I WONDER HOW MUCH MORE IT CAN TAKE
UNTIL CALM SEAS AGAIN CONFORM

WITH NO PADDLE AND WITH NARY' AN OAR
COMPLETELY AT THE MERCY OF THE WEATHER
THE THUNDER CLAPS WITH A MIGHTY ROAR
AND I'M TOSSED ABOUT AND CLINGING TO A TETHER

JESUS IS THE ANCHOR THAT KEEPS ME TETHERED
WHEN I BECOME AFRAID THAT I WILL BECOME LOST
HE'S THERE THRU' EVERY STORM I'VE WEATHERED
HE BOOKED MY PASSAGE LONG AGO AND PAID THE COST

COPYRIGHT 2009
DEBBY HARRIS

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HE'S A HIGHLY SKILLED MASTER OF HIS GAME
AND HE'S BEEN AT IT...FOR SO MANY YEARS
DECEPTION IS HIS CLAIM TO FAME

HE MESSES WITH OUR PEACE OF MIND
LIKE A PINBALL...BOUNCING ROUND' IN OUR HEAD
HE BRINGS UP OLD INSECURITIES...WE THOUGHT WE LEFT BEHIND

HE SENDS THE PINBALL SPINNING SO FAST
IT CAN CATCH US...TOTALLY OFF GUARD
HIS STEALTHY APRROACH IS UNSURPASSED

HE WILL TELL YOU NO ONE LOVES YOU
THAT YOU'RE WORTHLESS...AND A FAILURE
HE'LL HARASS YOU...AND CONSTANTLY PURSUE

HE COMES TO STEAL YOUR CONFIDENCE
LOOK OUT...HE'S AIMING FOR YOUR JOY
THE ARMOR OF GOD IS YOUR ONLY DEFENSE

HE AIMS THE PINBALL AT ALL THE OLD WOUNDS
LIKE A HUNGRY LION...HE SEES YOUR WEAKNESSES
HIS SKILLS ARE VERY HIGHLY ATTUNED

WHEN FIRST YOU HEAR THOSE NEGATIVE THOUGHTS
ROLLING ROUND' AND ROUND'...IN YOUR HEAD
REBUKE HIM RIGHT AWAY BEFORE HE HIT'S THE JACKPOT

COPYRIGHT 2008
DEBBY HARRIS

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I WAS NOT BORN IN A HOSPITAL
BUT IN A MANGER STALL
THERE WAS NO DOCTOR PRESENT
FOR THIS BLESSED EVENT

A VIRGIN FOR A MOTHER
AND GOD AS MY FATHER
I ARRIVED AS WAS PLANNED
ORDAINED BY MY FATHER'S OWN HAND

NO CRIB FOR A BED
NO PILLOW FOR MY HEAD
NO BABY BLANKETS
AS SIMPLE AS IT GETS

I WAS BORN POOR
NO FANCY CLOTHES I WORE
BUT I WAS RICH IN LOVE
PEACEFUL AS A DOVE

RAISED AS A CARPENTERS SON
UNTIL MY MINISTRY HAD BEGUN
GOING ABOUT MY FATHER'S BUSINESS
HIS MIGHTY WORKS DID I PROFESS

I TOOK MY MINISTRY ON THE ROAD
TO UNBURDEN THOSE WITH A HEAVY LOAD
I SPOKE OF KINDESS AND LOVE
TESTIFYING OF MY FATHER ABOVE

I SPOKE OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
ALONG WITH MY TWELVE CHOSEN MEN
HEALING THE SICK AND THE BLIND
REACHING OUT TO ALL MANKIND

I HAD A MISSION TO FULFILL
THE DAY I CLIMBED GOLGATHA'S HILL
LAYING DOWN MY LIFE FOR ALL
I PAID YOUR DEBT AND TOOK THE FALL

NO GREATER GIFT HAD I TO GIVE
THAN TO DIE SO YOU COULD LIVE
WRAPPED IN WHITE, TRIMMED IN RED
HUNG ON THE CROSS UNTIL I WAS DEAD

WHEN IT'S CHRISTMAS..THINK OF ME
HOW I DIED TO SET YOU FREE
I PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE
NEVER HAVING TO THINK TWICE

MY GIFT WAS GIVEN WITH ENDLESS LOVE
IN ACCORDANCE WITH MY FATHER ABOVE
IT'S NOT FOUND UNDER A CHRISTMAS TREE
BUT FOUND INSTEAD UPON A TREE

THIS IS MY GIFT FROM ME TO YOU...
LOVE, JESUS

COPYRIGHT 2007
DEBBY HARRIS

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I AM ME
YOU ARE YOU
WE ARE BOUND TO DISAGREE
I'M A WOMAN
YOU'RE A MAN
NEITHER OF US UNDERSTAND
I'M EMOTIONAL
YOU'RE PREDICTABLE
WE BOTH PUT UP WALLS
I THINK I'M RIGHT
YOU THINK I'M WRONG
LATELY ALL WE DO IS FIGHT
I AM SENSITIVE
YOU ARE IMPENETRABLE
THIS IS A HARD WAY TO LIVE
I CRY WHEN I'M HURT
YOU NEVER CRY
HOW WILL WE MAKE THIS WORK
I SHARE MY FEELINGS
YOU NEVER DO
YOU DON'T KNOW THE HURT YOUR SILENCE BRINGS
MY LIFE IS AN OPEN BOOK
YOURS IS PRIVATE AND FORBIDDEN TO READ
I WANT TO KNOW YOU, WHY CAN'T I LOOK
I GET ANGRY AND FEEL IGNORED
YOU JUST BLOW ME OFF
I GET DISGUSTED LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE BORED
I NEED YOUR AFFECTION
YOU DON'T WANT MINE
LATELY ALL I FEEL FROM YOU IS REJECTION
SOMETIMES, ALL I NEED IS FOR YOU TO HOLD ME
BUT YOU'RE TOO BUSY TO ACCOMMODATE
IT BREAKS MY HEART WHEN YOU IGNORE ME
I ONLY ASK QUESTIONS TO UNDERSTAND
YOUR ANSWERS ARE ABRUPT AND RUDE
THIS ISN'T THE LIFE I HAD PLANNED
HOW CAN I MELT YOUR FROZEN HEART
YOU THINK THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU
THE LOVE WE ONCE HAD, NOW TEARS US APART
WHY IS IT WRONG TO TELL YOU HOW I FEEL
YOU THINK WHAT YOU GIVE IS ENOUGH
MAYBE IT IS FOR YOU, BUT NOT FOR ME
YOU'RE LOSING ME, CAN'T YOU SEE
DO YOU EVEN CARE ANYMORE
OR ARE YOU TOO BUSY KEEPING SCORE
IF WE ARE EVER GOING TO CLOSE THIS DISTANCE
WE BOTH NEED TO LEARN TOLERANCE

COPYRIGHT 2007
DEBBY HARRIS

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THE HOLIDAYS ARE HARD WHEN WE HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE.  I POST THIS FOR EVERYONE WHO IS MISSING THEIR LOVED ONE THIS CHRISTMAS.

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CURLED UP IN A FETAL POSITION...ARMS RAISED TO PROTECT HER HEAD
A CHILD IS BEING BATTERED AND MAY END UP DEAD
THE BELT MAKES A HISSING SOUND...AS IT DESCENDS DOWN
ONTO THE LITTLE BODY ON THE GROUND

SCREAMS OF AGONY...SHOUTS OF RAGE
INTERMINGLE IN THIS MOMENT OF OUTRAGE
WHAT COULD THIS CHILD HAVE POSSIBLY DONE
TO BRING ABOUT SUCH ANGER IN SOMEONE

A LITTLE BODY... SHAKING WITH FRIGHT
THIS IS ANOTHER REPEAT OF LAST NIGHT
LITTLE EYES SWOLLEN SHUT
BATTERED AND BRUISED AND CUT

THE CHILD IS SO FRIGHTENED...SHE WETS HERSELF
SHE LOOKS UP AT THE CROSS UPON HER SHELF
SHE PRAYS..."JESUS, TAKE ME AWAY WITH YOU...
THIS IS TOO MUCH PAIN FOR ME TO GO THROUGH"

SHE'S HAULED UP BY THE NECK OF HER NIGHTIE
SUCH SWOLLEN EYES...SHE CAN'T HARDLY SEE
HER FACE IS PUMMELED BY A GROWNUPS FIST
SHE CAN'T TAKE MUCH MORE OF THIS

THREW INTO HER BEDROOM WALL
SHE HEARS A BIG CRACK IN HER SKULL
DIZZILY SHE CRUMBLES TO THE FLOOR IN A HEAP
SHE LAY'S DYING...NOT MAKING A PEEP

HER HEAD...IT FEELS FUNNY
SHE FEELS SOMETHING WARM AND RUNNY
AND FEELS THE BLOOD POOLING ROUND' HER HEAD
KNOWING THAT SHE'S ALMOST DEAD

SHE WAKES TO THE SOUND OF ANGELS SINGING
A VOICE SAYS, "CHILD ...OPEN YOUR EYES AND SEE YOUR WINGS"
STANDING IN FRONT OF A VERY BIG MIRROR
SHE ASKS JESUS, "WHAT DO I HAVE WINGS FOR?"

JESUS SAYS, "YOU'RE IN HEAVEN NOW WITH ME...
FROM YOUR EARTHLY PRISON...I HAVE SET YOU FREE"
"OH JESUS" SHE CRIES..."THANK YOU FOR RESCUING ME
I PROMISE I'LL BE GOOD, JUST WAIT AND SEE"

JESUS TAKES THE LITTLE ANGEL BY HER TINY HAND
"COME WITH ME CHILD, LET'S SING WITH THE ANGEL BAND"
THE GENTLE SHEPHERD FOUND HIS LITTLE LOST SHEEP
AND NOW SHE'S IN HEAVEN...UNDER JESUS' KEEP

COPYRIGHT 2007
DEBBY HARRIS

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I LIVE FOR HIM
HE DIED FOR ME
I HAVE SINNED
HE DID NOT
I WAS DISOBEDIENT
HE WAS OBEDIENT
I HELD GRUDGES
HE HELD NONE
I WOULDN'T FORGIVE
HE FORGAVE ALL
I WAS CAUGHT UP IN THE WORLD
HE KEPT HIS EYES ON HEAVEN
I USED TO LIE
HE SPOKE TRUTH
I LOST MY TEMPER
HE KEPT HIS IN CHECK
I LOST HOPE
HE GAVE ME HOPE
I WAS ABANDONED
HE NEVER LEFT ME
I WAS LOST
HE FOUND ME
I WAS WOUNDED
HE HEALED ME
I WAS IMPATIENT
HE WAS VERY PATIENT
I WANTED JUSTICE
HE WANTED PEACE
I WAS DEPRESSED
HE WAS JOYFUL
I WANTED TO DIE
HE TOOK MY PLACE

COPYRIGHT 2007
DEBBY HARRIS

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