Big Cat Blues Poem by Ima Ryma

I am a big cat in the wild,
Not too much to worry about,
Except humans who have compiled
Some conflicting motives, no doubt.
Most humans just want to kill me,
But some will track me far and long.
I feel a pinch and get sleepy.
When I wake up, nothing seems wrong.
But there's a collar round my neck.
Other big cats have collars too.
All of us wonder - what the heck
Are these humans trying to do.

In ev'ry big cat, one thing's known -
Humans just won't leave us alone.