An Explanation (or: The Way of Things)

The sheep + the wolves.

the wolves dress as sheep,

they dress as the shephard +

the sheep-dog, but you are

their sheep. They will protect you

as you would your own property,

(the loss -> a loss of pride too?)

but make no mistake, if you

need to be sold to the abbatoir

for the good of the wolves, that

protection you enjoyed will have

been like a death row prison

cell.