They Wouldn’t Know

I am not as feral as they think I am

I have a family and protect them

I long to be cuddled and thrown toys

I may have bitten a bird’s egg, but I’ll never do it again

BANG! Hunters come for me with their guns

Bullets slip, slide, and sink into the ground around me

They don’t understand I’m just a mum

They just want me dead

I was brought here by man

I’m just doing what I know

Eating birds on the island

They know I’m a foe

I was raised on this island

I am just following those who came before

They brought me here, I didn’t chose to

I am just a small, lonely cat, on a big, lonely island