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Protector
There was a dedication in her steely gaze to the one tucked safely below her…and perhaps it is a look that only a mother could ever fully understand.
From the moment he or she is born, the Mother’s life is forfeit.
There is no price too steep, no question asked that she will not answer, with her life if need be. Without a moment’s hesitation.
Seldom will a male, in hopes to sow his own seed, ever attempt to take on a mother to get to the cub for they know, regardless of advantage in size, weight and strength, that she will fight to the death…and although in the end, most likely winning, the male knows he will pay a price with his own flesh which he is unwilling to do.
Can you see the innocence in her cub’s eyes?
So playful.
So curious.
But Mom knows man can mean trouble and you can see it in her stare.
At this distance, In less than 7 seconds she could be on me, but for now she stood her ground, granting me an audience, albeit a most tedious one.
Lying on the frozen sea ice at nearly forty below I spoke quietly to her, hoping it would calm us both as I waited for the moment to unfold.
My heart was pounding.“It’s ok…everything’s ok…You are so beautiful. I am not here to hurt you or your little one. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.”
Finally, she looked up and quartered to, our eyes meeting thru the lens and I filled with every emotion.
There was a dedication in her steely gaze to the one tucked safely below her…and perhaps it is a look that only a mother could ever fully understand.
“Click”
Protector
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