The Price of Power

In dusk's silence, I wandered into the forest's recesses Where ancient secrets slumber, and mystic powers weave The Uba forest's murmured wonders, a realm of awe Where powder-kissed mysteries await, and spirits breathe Fortified by inner strength, I communed with the land's guardian A being of primal power, with eyes that saw beyond The veil of reality, where worlds collide and blend Humans morph into beasts, and creatures take on human form In this realm of shape-shifting dreams, night and day converge As beings with terrifying visages stride, their power unbound I emerged transformed, my essence infused with forest might Empty plates overflowed, and respect followed in my wake But power's double-edged sword sliced through my foolish pride My secret revealed, my life force ebbed away, in cool blood spilled Now a spirit within the spirit realm, I whisper warnings true Human power, fleeting and fragile, against God's eternal might forever