Forced To Grow Up

I closed my eyes

As I fell

I knew my mom

Would not fell well

When she saw my broken body

I don't regret

I will not whine

I just wish I could see my mom smile

One last time

I was simply too young

To even have a chance

I'm just a kit

What did Brokenstar expect?

I know I must go

I do not wish to see

That cruel look in his eyes

I'll miss my mom

I'll miss my dad

But I think I'll miss Flintfang most of all

Littlepaw said we wouldn't last

But when I reach the stars

I'll forget this dreaded past

I hope others don't end like me

At the claws of a warrior

Twice my size

I hope my story doesn't end

As a whisper in the wind

I'll look back once more

I'm no longer Badgerpaw

But I am now Badgerfang,

Were warriors because our death as kits

Forced to Grow Up