Slow to Trust

You retreat to a dark place
I cannot follow
I see you slip away
I reach out
but you are so far already
A coyote
turning to run
fleeing in fear
I am just a human
clumsy, slow
incapable of understanding
What's worse
I look like the hunter
a human as well
He has hurt you so many times
You are so slow to trust
so slow to trust that not even
those who try to protect you
can earn your trust
Slow to trust
Quick to run
You don't trust anyone
They want to keep you in a cage
and you know that
So you continue to run...