The Wolf and the Girl

The petals fluttered in the wind

As the river stood frozen along the bend

The moon was hung up in the sky

As an owl sang a lullaby

The moonlight found the friendly face

Of a girl walking in this cold, dark place

She paused when before her she saw a lone wolf

His red eyes glowing, his fur shaggy and gruff

She looked down and smiled at the beast

She didn't tremble, not in the least

For she knew this wolf- she had seen him before

When as a pup he'd shown up at her door

She had fed him and loved him and let him go

Now he stood before her in the snow

She reached out to pet him- he recoiled in fear

It seemed he'd forgotten her over the years

She sighed, and turned away in the dark

All was silent but the sound of the lark

A sound that was followed by an earsplitting scream

"This can't be real," she thought. "It must be a dream

It sunk its teeth in her flesh; She knew not what to do

All she could think was, "This, I will not make it through!"

Lying in the snow in a pool of her blood

She looked up to the wolf and cried, "What have you done?"

He bared his teeth, his eyes a fiery red

She asked, "I saved you- why now have you left me for dead?"

The beast tilted his head and leaned down towards her face

And before the light faded, she heard him say

"It was your choice to save me- your choice not mine

Don't you pin this on me! You should have left me to die.

You know well as I, I can't help what I do

If you want to blame someone, then blame this on you

For no matter how innocent I seemed back then

You knew I was a wolf when you let me in."