Sunday, November 28, 2021

Taking on the Beast

It crawls through the night of the great

Forest floor hiding its colors

So none can reveal,

Blending its shade in the

Evergreen folds 'til the shadows

Conceal every cavernous crease.

Veiled as it is in its labyrinth

Secrecy, void of all consciousness

Eager to steal

Every fiber of decency left to

The mortal soul, filling its fable,

Becoming the beast.

 

I follow down to the pitch

Of its battlefield, eager to

Conquer your favor to win.

Knowing that victory helps to

Secure a seat at your table,

A taste of your feast.

The battle unending is worth

All its suffering knowing

The bounty which waits at its pause,

And I struggle freely with

You as my treasure. Gladly lamenting

To take on the beast.

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