The Compassion and Determination of a Child

There are times when Dylan makes me proud and then there are times when he leaves me speechless. Like when he writes something for a school assignment that brings tears to my eyes.Today was one of those times.

Dylan

I am compassionate and determined

I wonder will poaching ever stop

I hear animal calls

I see me saving animals

I want to stop all poaching

I am compassionate and determined

I pretend animals will always live in peace

I feel for animals losses

I touch the hands of many future conservationists

I worry poaching may never stop

I cry for the animals faced with poachers

I am compassionate and determined

I understand I’m going against the odds

I say I’m doing what's right

I dream of a better world

I try to stop the madness

I hope I will reach my goals

I am compassionate and determined

“I am”

By: Dylan Fryer, age 11