wild
A. H. Lewi s
They say there are two wolves
inside each of us, one good, one bad,
and the one we choose to feed
is the one that conquers our soul.
Starve the bad one, they say,
so all that remains is the good.
But why not feed both wolves so that
you have a pack most internal?
Wouldn’t you rather be two thriving wolves
instead of one lonely one and one dead one?
The bad wolf is only bad
because you think one of them has to be.
Wolves, like humans, aren’t meant to be alone,
and you are a walking wolfpack—they will
proudly follow their alpha wherever you go.
Unleash both wolves inside you, let the two run
side by side all through you; hear those wolves
howl at your moonlight within
until it rings across your skin like a blade.
Don’t apologize for the winged wilderness
of your soul—feed both of your glorious wolves
to fuel the wild that lives in us all.
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Cauldron Anthology