• I am the wolf
    Both awed and feared,
    Knowing both love and hate.
    I am the wolf
    Photographed in parks,
    Yet killed with trap and bait.
    I am the wolf
    Who haunts your dreams
    On dark moonless nights.
    I am the wolf
    That in fairy tales,
    Makes children quiver with fright.
    I am the wolf
    The call of the wild
    Sung muzzle to the skies.
    I am the wolf
    Sharp teeth and claws,
    And fire in my eyes.
    I am the wolf
    Who approached your fire,
    And helped you hunt your meat.
    I am the wolf
    Who now lies disguised
    Sleeping quietly at your feet.
    I am the wolf
    Who once did run
    Across lands wild and free.
    I am the wolf
    Whose howl now rings
    From caged captivity.
    I am the wolf
    Who mates for life,
    Whose heart is always true.
    I am the wolf
    Whose love stays strong,
    Unlike so many of you.
    I am the wolf
    Whose skin now hangs
    On walls as trophy hide.
    I am the wolf
    Whose fleetest foot,
    Could not from your guns hide.
    I am the wolf
    My pups still play,
    As young ones often do.
    I am the wolf
    Who now will ask,
    Am I so different than you?
    I am the wolf
    Your guns and traps
    Soon may end my song.
    I am the wolf
    Who wonders why,
    You can't see that would be wrong.
    I am the wolf.