We are, all of us, guardians.
We all have those things we love. People, places, pets, items, ideas, beliefs. These we protect. We'd lay down our lives if needs be to keep these safe. No, we don't want to die, but we will if it's the only choice we have. We understand why mother bear attacks, she's one of us. We don't have magic or super powers. We may be overweight or out of shape or old or infirm, but mess with what we love and we'll take you down.
We don't want to hurt anyone. We're not crazy or psychotic. We will answer violence with violence if we must, but we'd prefer to have everyone walk away whole.
We are, all of us,