Why I have to stay chained up and left alone so long.

They seemed so glad to have me when I came here as a pup.

There were so many things we'd do while I was growing up.

They couldn't wait to train me as a companion and a friend,

and told me how they'd never fear being left alone again.

The children said they'd feed me and brush me every day.

They'd play with me and walk me if I could only stay.

But now the family hasn't time. They often say I shed.

They do not want me in the house, not even to be fed.

The children never walk me. They always say, "Not now".

I wish that I could please them. Won't someone tell me how?

All I had, you see, was love. I wish they would explain.

Why they said they wanted me, then left me on a chain.

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