Too Many Nature Films Lately

I am the calf, separated from the herd,
the wolves closing in. I am the kit fox
caught in the open. I am the penguin
father who has kept my chick alive
through the brutal cold, and I’ve given it
my last meal, waiting for my mate to come.
She will not come. I am the bear gone
too long and too far without food
lying down for the last time. It was
a desperate gambit I tried in the end
and I lost. I’ve nothing else left.