Creature of the Wild

she never knew walls to surround her
she never had a roof to protect her
a door to let in and out friends and enemies

she lived in the wild and looked over her shoulder for predators
she needed to trudge on
for now in the wild was her offspring born to depend on her
she was going to survive till her time came

she had walked into a few caves searching for comfort
searching for rest
but many times she had been mauled by the creatures of the lair
often they disguised themselves
and in the dead of the night when she least expected,the pounced on her

she had scars to prove it
she didn't like caves even when it was pouring hard outside
they stifled her
and if she did walk in
she would have her foot at the mouth of the cave
ready to leave at the slightest movement
there always had to be a way out

its what she knew best
for she was a creature of the wild