Wolf's Fall
The forest glowed green around me,
Brimming with life as far as the eye could see.
But I did not see the forest,
I was hearing, in my ears, my heartbeat’s chorus.
It was all I could do to stay on my feet,
Because of the water’s slippery sheet.
Carefully I place one foot in front of the other,
My courage builds, as gracefully I complete one step after another.
Finally I begin to believe that I am better than the cold, dark water,
I believed my will alone, had broken that of the water.
For I had conquered the wild and untamed torrent,
But with this thought, it was as though I were signing my death warrant.
My courage caused my paw to move just a little too far,
And the log then became treacherous, as many are.
I fell from the timber slowly,
The river causing me to feel lowly.
I feel myself falling,
That frigid murk calling.
I entered the water in an electric shock,
My life flashed before me, as though I had turned back the clock.
I aged many years in that moment,
It was nature's way of leaving me a comment.
Respect your place in this world,
Or one day you may wake up with life’s wings furled.
Copyright © Isaac Wilson | Year Posted 2014
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