Not so easy now
Mother’s milk dried up
Siblings separated
Didn’t know it was like this
When we started to grow up
Worms aren’t nice
Not yet smart for mice
Have to watch for owls
And farmer’s jowls
Kind humans might help
Can I trust them?
One paw on their table,
They shoo me away
No table manners you see
But their fish smells good
They want to stroke me
Can I trust them?
Might have to now
Oh, the challenge
Of independence
La Ferme Chantelle, Franschhoek, South Africa
