Dani

16

For the Wilderness

This summer I learned of love through
the eyes of wild animals. The only way

to get the canaries to trust me was to
learn their language. I´m a singer now.

My voice high enough to call the wolves
in, they never scared me. Especially

not when their teeth teased my skin.
I knew they just wanted to see if I was

a runner. I only was when I was running
through Taiga chasing deer just to see

my reflection in their eyes. We didn’t hunt.
Every new breed we came across we

adopted. I had wings, fur and antlers,
and in turn the now had skin.