Cough It Up!
An Ode to Oliver
We are gathered here tonight to celebrate the Fur.
To pay homage to the wag, the bark, the rub, the purr.
We are also here for the Forgotten, the Unloved and the Stray—
To Cough It Up for all the Lost who wait their turn to play.
Behind the bars and chain-link pens, within the stainless steel,
are creatures needing someone to love, but will settle for a meal.
Within those lairs of loneliness lies a Lassie, Old Yeller or Hooch.
Or perhaps a brown tabby kitten or scruffy, mixed-breed pooch.
It’s for the thousands of homeless pets we dedicate this cause.
Tonight we’ll join together to defend their fuzzy paws.
And one day, with your kindness, they’ll have a place to stay
Until that perfect family comes along to play.
Cough It Up now, until it hurts, until your wallet’s sore.
No matter what you think you need, these critters need it more.
So celebrate this Cause For Paws! Let’s go and have a Ball!
If each of us saves just one life, we can save them all.
