A White Nose in the Rain

I was driving today.
In the rain.
A livestock trailer full of cattle
Was parked beside the road.

I shouldn't have looked,
I told myself I wouldn't look.
I know what happens
If there are animals in the trailer.

As I passed, I saw a white nose
Pushed through the gaps in the trailer.
And I cried because I'd seen the condemned
Taking a last breath of fresh air.