You Never Gave Me The Chance, by ORA's Renate Simon

I could have been someone's best friend,
But you never gave me the chance.
I could have brought joy to someone's life,
But you never gave me the chance.
I could have brought a smile to the lips of a child,
But you never gave me the chance.
I could have brought laughter to someone who is sad,
But you never gave me the chance.
I could have brought entertainment to many,
But you never gave me the chance.
I could have been the ears of someone who can't hear,
But you never gave me the chance.
I could have been the eyes of someone who can't see,
But you never gave me the chance.
I could have saved someone's life,
But you never gave me the chance.
I would have loved you all,
But you never gave me the chance!

A little memorial about all the animals killed in shelters. With the situation at HAC and other bad places, and all the desperate pleas to help save pets on death row, I was thinking of all the pets that were saved and then went on to repay the favour many times over. Many are mentioned in the Purina Hall of Fame saving their owners' life. Almost all pets in movies and shows are rescues from shelters, and quite a few service dogs also came from shelters. I thought that every animal killed represents an unfulfilled potential, a lost opportunity that will never return. So I tried to express that here.

Credit: Renate Simon

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