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A Wolf

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Gathered around the fire
the woodsman came to tell us a story
about a wolf and a raven

The woodsman’s voice
a melodic pagan music to our small ears
delighting imagination

Too young at the time
Unaware of the woodsman’s power over us
I was plagued by dreams
of the old gods, wolves, and our destruction

The woodman’s voice
came to me when the sunset colours bled out
on an ominous night

Too loyal to my family
I stayed despite the incessant booming voice
frightening away life

Gathering up my life
running towards the sea instead of the forest
I resisted his power
and I remained the wolf, not what he wanted

Finding a Friend

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Out there in the forest,
running from herself;
determined to hide from him,
even if her teeth rot out of her head.

She will not yield.

Crying alone in the forest;
a wolf appears in the distance
and she is caught off guard.

The tears stop.
She is lost in the fur of a hug and a kiss.

Found, she stands up and walks away;
for so much of her life, she ran from herself.

Now she walks with a friend.

The man with no heart can rot in hell.

Anchored: The Wolf and the Man

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My mane is unbrushed and dirty,
there’s no snow for me to roll in.

My matted mane disgusts me;
once I was snow-covered, clean.

You saw me padding in the snow;
paw-prints, fur shaking, a look.

You caught me in your embrace,
free to be, yet anchored to you.

My soul remains free,
yet the cage you gave me is cosy.

I will stay if you take me back to
the snow, brush my mane clean,
and say the words you must say.