I met this really cute little doggie this morning on the way to the bustop. He was a scruffy little black thing with the softest, most adorable eyes. I crossed the road, bent down to say "hi" and was rewarded by the happiest, most energetic yipping and jumping (slobering included). He followed me all the way to the bustop, jumping and tangling himself up with my legs and just refused to go away!

I tried to shoo him off to catch my bus but alarmingly, he ended up trying to cross the 3-lane road to the concrete divider. WHY?? I couldn't bear seeing him standing in the middle of a busy road, twitching each time a car or bus zoomed by. A little crowd of bystanders soon gathered, all wondering what that silly little thing was doing in the middle of the road.

"Is he your dog?" asked the road sweeper uncle.
"No, he isn't."
"He's taken to you! Bring him home!"

Not that the thought didn't cross my mind.

Too worried to board my bus and go, I slapped my thigh, come here, boy, called him off the road to safety and headed to the cart stall to get him some food. He must have somehow lost me when I was waiting for the crepes to cook because I noticed him darting furiously round, sniffing at every stranger, before darting away again.

Come here, boy, again, and he bounded over with all the enthusiasm and glee he could muster. Leading him away from the road to a safer patch of grass, I gave him half of the warm crepe and reluctantly slunk away while he was busily occupied.

If I had the means, I would have taken him home. Unfortunately I have yet to find a home for myself. On the way home, I realised I still had half the crepe in my bag. Where is he? I thought as I passed the patch of grass I'd left him food that morning. The crepe is gone, but so was he. Disappointment, but perhaps I'll see him again tomorrow.

"You can spend your whole life buildin'
Something from nothin
One storm could come and blow it all away
Build it anyway

You could chase a dream
That seems so out of reach
And you know it might not ever come your way
Dream it anyway

God is great but sometimes life aint good
And when I pray
It doesn't always turn out like i think it should
But I do it anyway
I do it anyway

This worlds gone crazy
And it's hard to believe
That tomorrow will be better than today
Believe it anyway

You can love someone with all you heart
For all the right reasons
And in a momemt they can choose to walk away
Love 'em anyway

God is great but sometimes life aint good
And when I pray
It doesn't always turn out like i think it should
But I do it anyway
Yeah I do it anyway

You can pour your soul out singin'
A song you believe in
That tomorrow they'll forget you ever sang
Sing it anyway
Yeah sing it anyway

I sing
I dream
I love anyway"

- Martina McBride "Anyway"