The Serpent and the Wolf

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a man walked down a forest path

beneath a crescent moon

he moved with hasty, hurried steps

in the cold of winter's ruin

he crossed a dried up riverbed

and happened on a glade

beneath an overhanging bush

a wolf sat in the shade

about his side a serpent coiled

its red eyes fire and blood

in fear, the man desired to flee

but frozen still he stood

"at last he's here" the wolf now said

as it looked across the glade

its blue eyes flashing brightly

in the moonlit bush's shade

"you.. you speak!" the man emote

awe piercing through his heart

"of course we do, as well as you"

came the serpent's sharp retort

the man dropped down and praised the gods

for their presence in his sight

"get up you fool" the serpent hissed

"there are no gods here tonight

but tell us why you make such haste

through this forest in the dark

instead of taking rest and warmth

at home upon the hearth"

"i'm on the run" replied the man

"from the village of my youth

for i dared to seek for knowledge

and enlightenment in truth

they chained me but i found the key

and fled for forest cover

i left behind my writings

so i may enlighten others

in doing so i shone a light

upon their folly ways

and now i fear they've chased me here

to silence and doomsay"

the wolf stared at the traveler's face

with its signs of age and wear

"no harm will come upon you now

you are safe with us right here

so take your ease beneath the moon

within this peaceful place

let your heart regain its valor

and the lines melt from your face"

the man glanced o'er his shoulder

and back upon the two

the serpent wise, the wolf so strong

yet could the words be true?

"by now they must be on my heels

they are many and well armed

if i stay within this open glade

i will surely come to harm"

"approach us now" the wolf said proud

voice booking no denial

"we will stand with you against them

and you will best this fear and trial"

the wolf and serpent parted

making space for him to join

the man walked in between them

hardly sure what he was doing

the clouds above cast shadows

in the moonlight on the path

each movement sparking panic

from the feared pursuers' wrath

"light your torch" the serpent ordered

"it will calm unfounded fear

if your enemies approach us

we will see them 'fore they near"

the man did as instructed

and the glade engulfed in light

the shadows disappearing

from the path and from the night

in the brightness of the moment

he could see a distance great

no villagers approaching

no weapons slicked with hate

as time crept towards the future

the wolf stood proud and firm

the serpent ever watchful

the man with courage burned

still no villagers pursued him

the night was soft with ease

the only noise the crackling

of the torch upon the breeze

the serpent broke the silence

as he turned unto their guest

"do you yet perceive the truth

that has robbed your mind of rest?

your peril once was certain

your struggle real and true

but now it's apparitious

there are none that still pursue

"until you had the courage

given to you by the wolf

and the wisdom of my vision

and the light cast by the torch

your chains remained upon you

even though you found the key

for you were safe completely

and yet still you chose to flee"

at that the man fell to his knees

in gratitude and shame

the tears upon his hollow cheeks

illumined by the flame

"you were right to call me 'fool'

for i ran from ghosts unreal

when i should have taken solace

and allowed my soul to heal

how e'er will i remember

the vital lesson of this night

so i nevermore fall prey

to the fallacy of fright?"

the wolf stepped now before him

and the man looked in its eyes

their crystal blue compassion

soothed his soul and calmed his cries

"there is no call for shame"

said the wolf in softened tones

"this night revealed your mettle

at the time you need it most

"many are the people

that never find their ease

whose fear is never quenched

and whose fleeing doesn't cease

there are many also

whose village keeps them still

trapped within the borders

of its fallacy and will

yet here you stand in freedom

chains broken now at last

and we are with you always

you will not repeat the past"

upon those words the wolf and serpent

as well as key and chain

along with moon and fiery torch

all vanished from the glade

and appeared upon the man's right arm

forever to abide

a reminder that the things we fear

we create ourselves, inside

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