My Sweet Li'l Girl

                          My Sweet li’l Girl
                            (to my Lady Bug; only God could love me more)
I rescued you one day.
They said death was on the way.
You laid a present at my feet,
Then jumped in my lap & looked up at me.
You licked my face
And my worries were erased.
Laying your head on my chest,
I knew you had found rest.
As you slept in my arms,
I knew you found peace from all the harm.
I carried you home that way.
No longer could they call you a stray.
In the dark of night were you found.
Scared & alone you were wondering around.
In shock you had been
When they brought you to this pen.
It amazes me how comfortable you were that day
Entering our home in the most unusual way.
Like an old familiar song.
You seemed to know that you belonged.
You pranced through the door,
Like you had done it many times before.
You looked back as if to say;
Come on, we’ve always done it this way.
I followed you in,
Like I would an old friend.
I came to one day see
That God knew that I would need
The way only you could love me
So very unconditionally.
You seem to know what I know,
To feel what I feel,
And to please only me
Whatever I will.
You’re my sweet li’l girl.
Loving me for only me.
You’re my sweet li’l girl.
Following me wherever I lead.
You’re my sweet li’l girl.
Trusting me in everything.
Though no longer can you look into my eyes,
And father time has left us only wise.
Your still that same sweet li’l girl.
More precious to me than anything I can see.
                                                                  Vasquez Savage