Lone Wolf–solitary poetry

1452492412_0204-spooky-werewolf_64Lone Wolf 

Elaine WebsterHorizon1000

 

A boy looking for a father’s hand to hold—afraid and brave all at once.

Women nurture and turn away.

Unprotected. 

A man spins words into precise configurations of protective strategy

Only to find attack from the side

Or from behind. 

He escapes to a dance with wind blown ice.

Thick fur withstands Mother Nature

who hurts, attacks, and kills.

He salvages comfort, love and money with stories of struggle. A stone retreat. Silent trees sway in the wind and creak with age. 

Look to the sky

—to the birds in flight

that nest together for warmth.

Dull the pain.

Cherish the words alone.

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