Shooting Wildlife

There's more to me than fur
Which may come as a surprise
I know you'd see a spirit in me
If you looked into my eyes

My head is here to guide me
Not to decorate your wall
If you want to use a part of me
You had better need it all

There's more to me than beauty
I have a purpose and a will
I have responsibilities and things to do
That I must continue to fulfill

Your weapon, it may kill me
And my children and my mate
When I don't return with food tonight
You've sealed my family's fate

There's more to me than mystery
My life no different than you
I live to survive the best that I can
Hoping the day will see me through

So when you have me in your crosshairs
I ask, I beg, I pray...
Take only from me a photograph
And let me go about my way

For the Wild Ones...

Written from a wild heart by:
Annette King, Animal Rescuer
Wild Heart Ranch Wildlife Rescue
Claremore, Oklahoma
www.wildheartranch.org