left

left.
2 dogs abandoned by the nature reserve
and running after my car.
me?
crying as i leave them behind in the dust,
knowing that i cannot take them home to my already overgrown menagerie
of 3 rescue dogs
and 3 stray cats.
left.
2 kids wander the walmart aisles after school
mom, single, stressed overwhemed
needs a break
walmart is safe.
place your burdens on someone else's altar
god will provide.
but i was supposed to do god's work and i
left.