| Behind the Writing: "Till Dawn" |
| Although this poem was written almost a year and a half ago, I didn't fully realize the significance of the phrase: "You gave me your trust and I gave you my love" until only very recently. In going through the list of poems I was going to incorporate into this website I came across "Till Dawn". Out of all the poems Shoo inspired me to write, I have to admit this one to be a favourite of mine. But this time in reading the familiar words, something happened akin to a light being turned on as I, myself, saw "behind the writing". And as I did, I found myself on my knees, on the bedroom floor, completely in awe in the realization of what had been given me by my forever friend! "You gave me your trust and I gave you my love." What had I to lose in giving Shoo my love? What did and could this unusual friendship cost me? Absolutely nothing. What had Shoo to lose? Absolutely everything. Shoo-Fly was not an injured wild rabbit unwillingly brought into close contact with a human out of circumstances beyond his control. Rather, Shoo gave me his friendship by choice... at his own initiative. (It would have never occurred to me that a relationship like this was possible!) And in taking this initiative he had to surrender his main defense... his natural in-born wariness... or the friendship could not have been possible. How hard must this have been for my cottontail friend? For him and his kind... I believe the hardest thing possible. How valuable? The value of his own life and safety. In giving me his trust I saw that Shoo gave me the highest thing he had to give, the hardest thing he had to give, and the most valuable thing he had to give... his trust. And it was this realization that brought me to my knees, that day alone in my room, and it is this realization that still brings me to my knees and always will. I stand in awe of my forever cottontail friend and of the strength it must have taken him to offer me his friendship. I can only hope that he is proud of me and of the tribute I am writing him in these pages. |
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