I Am Wolf Poem by Lodigiana Poetess

She walks through the door, but it's as nothing…..
Except to me..
Head low, eyes down, coat still wrapped tightly round,
she doesn't see me…
Heavy strides into her room the door closes swiftly.
The world now outside….me too
I know she will be on her bed, curled and small,
quilt covering all..
No sound..just the crushing weightof a splintered heart
and the need to return back to her earthly start.
Back to the sanctuary of the womb
the inviolability of protection guaranteed.
My role to protect her then, as now, immeasurably strong..
I feel her pain,
yet unsure how
to ease it…
Tomorrow things will hurt less, her adult life moves on.
Only I will see her hidden wounds
and know she will tend them alone.
But I am here…
Always here…
Like a she-wolf with her cub.