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The Werewolf
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The Werewolf |
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Namyh Senior Member
since 2009-01-20
Posts 988 |
The Werewolf I saw it in the moonbeams just beneath the star streams running like a wild thing as if in chase or flight. Cold breaths, short breaths, smokes of a night quest whistled thru its fangs making slices of the night. Wolf made of mankind howled at the moon sign. Forest eyes blinked their fears across the forest floor. Squirrel sounds, owl sounds, bird sounds, bat sounds merged to flee in symphony their voices from the roar. A smell mixed in wind’s blow made eyes of wolf to seek its flow as nose lifted neck’s height for head to turn and catch the sight of living flesh upon the land, soft for fangs to tear in strands by man turned to wolfen sight cursed to walk the lunar light. Howling twice, it turned you see to fix red eyes on ‘flesh’ of me. I froze and could not walk nor run. It lunged a step. I held my gun’s silver bullet loaded weight to send this wretch to heaven’s gate and in my trembling fit of fears, ‘twas shock I saw its eyes in tears as if it knew just what I felt and with my gun please could I help to end this life of killing spree and rid his house of misery. It leaped! I shot and hit its chest. It fell and said with one last breath, “No more death I make tonight. No longer slave to lunar light.” Among the tales of the human heart will reign this story told how man’s humanity gave up life to save its mortal soul. For outside is the heartless beast that slays ‘til all is dust but inside is the man of Will who defeats the beast in us. Namyh |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Thank goodness for "the man of Will who defeats the beast in us." We all have that man of will if only we will allow it to do its thing. Enjoyed this! ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Namyh Senior Member
since 2009-01-20
Posts 988 |
Jerry - Just when you think you are empty of courage and all the power that goes with it, you can sometimes find both hiding in a remote corner of the character just waiting there for your call. It may be just enough to bring salvation to the soul. Glad you came along for a poetic run with the wolves Jerry. Now let me hear your howl! LOL. Namyh |
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