I saw you curled up in a corner, a wee baby of an inch or two
Too small and too delicate to be left alone next to the snaking queue
The thundering of the trampling feet covered in shining polished shoes
When the rumbling train went past, with an ache, I saw myself in you
Scared and all alone, no mummy to be seen
Where is she baby, where has she been?
Or are you all alone here against the cruel world?
Stripped from your mommy’s breast and into the streets came hurled?
You looked so tired and hungry, and your little body had no strength
I knew little baby; I knew so well what all this misery meant
I must have spent a thousand lives on the streets just like that
In this circle of life, we come, passing countless births and deaths
I must have known deep inside what loneliness felt like
To be hungry and cold on a cobblestoned street with no one to be called mine
To be unloved and unwanted and spend every minute in fear
I do not need explanations baby, in your wide, scared eyes, I see it all clear
I moved a step closer and thought to myself, what I should do
You didn’t even bother as to stir when my footsteps came closer to you
You had given up all hope for a kinder and better tomorrow
Your wet rough fur and the small skinny body filled my heart with sorrow
A moment of clarity and a moment of peace, yes, from now on, you’ll be mine
To be loved and fed and sleep on a bed and spend a life so fine
I bent and got you on my palm, a priceless gem I saw
In your scared eyes, I saw myself in a faraway time on the road
Your weak purr vibrated on my hand, and I knew something for sure
Despite your empty stomach, your heart brimmed with love so pure
We came together to your forever home, and here we’re happy and free
Thank you, little baby, for making me see that, angels, we could be