Chains of Freedom

  • I wander the city streets.

    Guards turn curiously,

    seeing a drunk.

    I care not.

    Eyes just scratch the surface...

    Agony,

    The secret that I bear.

    Freedom, among my bonds.

    Chains, hidden in the plains.

    I remember the ones of silver.

    The spoils of war,

    were they worth it?

    A reflected person in the pond.

    A stranger, but reflections tell no lies.

    A monster…

    Is that what I am?

    Doomed forever,

    With a gift and a curse?

    I seem to be free…

    But eyes just scratch the surface…

    Awwooooooo…

    Guilt, melting.

    Freedom, forming.

    I feel my soul rejoice.

    But this time,

    A difference,

    ever so subtle.

    My soul, it pulls.

    I feel Hircine smile

    in a ghastly grin.

    Doomed, forever?

    To hunt, and hunt,

    until the freedom becomes the cage?

    But no…

    A hunter, a man,

    a servant of the gods.

    Come to loose my restraints?

    Come to tighten my chains?

    My soul bound up in chaos,

    Can he truly set me free?

    We will see…

    Eyes just scratch the surface…

    Awwooooooo...

    Author's Note: This was a fun little spur of the moment poem that I made about a werewolf. You can expect to be seeing a lot more of him, and of his struggles....

Comments

5 Comments
  • Lyall
    Lyall   ·  March 3, 2016
    Thanks Phil, I'm glad you liked it!
  • Paws
    Paws   ·  March 3, 2016
    A reflected person in the pond.
    A stranger, but reflections tell no lies.

    These sentences and the one Sotek mentions really are inspired and soulful.
  • Lyall
    Lyall   ·  March 1, 2016
    Yay! Thanks guys, I'm glad you liked it! In a short story coming soon, you'll see a bit more of him, like I said. Thanks for reading!
  • The Long-Chapper
    The Long-Chapper   ·  March 1, 2016
    Yes, I liked that line too. 
  • Sotek
    Sotek   ·  February 29, 2016
    Oh yes!!! I can relate to this so easily.
    Doomed, forever?
    To hunt, and hunt,
    until the freedom becomes the cage?
    I have to be honest this really struck me Lyall....