Wolves
/The flames curl round the logs that burn
In hearth of cozy mind
The coals beneath the glowing grate
Still spread the warmth through floor
I sit amongst the riches
Which collected in my life
Yet all about can’t save me from
The wolves outside mind’s door.
I’ve bought the ox and fatted calf
And left them for their meals
To try and sate their hunger
So they’ll just leave me alone
Yet they circle as an endless pack
Relentless in their quest
To enter in to soul’s last keep
And gnaw me to the bone.
No intellect or knowledge
From all that I have learned
Seems good enough to keep at bay
This scourge that life has sent
To tear the joy I had in life
Now all seems just for naught
Best efforts to appease their need
Will not cause them to relent.
I pray for some sweet angel
To descend and offer aid
To tip the scales of fairness
Trying to even battle’s score
To show a path that leads away
From painful tears and hurts
Yet all I hear are mournful howls
From the wolves outside mind’s door.
By James Geehring
From: United States