09/13/2023
Shared from a Wildlife Rehabber
Please slow down and watch out for wildlife.
Late night call, from a kind old man,
He found you in the road, got there as fast as I can
It didnt matter though, because it was too late
A speeding driver that night, had decided your fate
They didn’t stop, nor did they care-
When they rode over you, just leaving you there.
People watched as I held you, as if you were mine
There in the officers headlights we were frozen in time.
In that very moment I saw they felt too,
That you weren’t the menace people thought of you.
A life is a life, no matter what kind.
When they saw you that way, I think they changed their minds.
A one way trip, I knew it would be.
Thank God for my friends, who were there for me.
They were on the phone, as I was by your side
And like the grim reaper, I did the drive.
I hate one way trips, it hurts me to know-
that you’d still be here, if they’d only drive slow.
I hope you have friends that are as good as mine,
Who will meet you and greet you on the other side
Where people are kind, and you’ll never have to fear
Over the rainbow bridge, it is nothing like here-
So rest your sweet head and just close your eyes
While you drift off slowly on this one way ride.
-Chelsea, a wildlife lover, rescuer, rehabber
I’m so sorry 🥺💔