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Spring 2002, Volume 3, Number 1
 
stories & poems
After the Ashes
A Visit
Because
Carving
Clothing of the Dead
Cry of the Slave
Dreams
Her Face Was Glowing
Ian Speaks
In the Hall of Waiting
I Pledge Allegiance
LA Sunset
Monthly Monday Lunacy
My boss asks me if I know what Stevia is
My Ma is My MaPa
Myself
Passion Redefined
Poets
Silence and Fingernails
Symphony
The Black Wolf
Toast
Trust
Untitled
Untitled 2
Years of Wear
You and I
The Black Wolf

Nevada J. Williams

Have you ever seen a black wolf?
Head held high out of confidence
Confidence in himself
Confidence in his heart, in his mind.

A black wolf strays away from the pack
He does what he does
And goes wherever he pleases,
Forever perish the thought of what others think.

A black wolf gets frustrated
A black wolf gets restless
A black wolf must do what he's good at
Otherwise he would not be a black wolf.

A black wolf takes care of his own
And until he is capable of doing so
A black wolf is invisible.

A black wolf is alone
And contemplates his end in the depths of the darkness
A black wolf is flawed but breeds perfection.

Have you ever seen a black wolf?
Indescribable, untamable, relentless
Tired, cold and his only source of heat
Comes from his rage.
…Now you have.

The black wolf demands respect
But receives none.
The black wolf is not evil
The black wolf is just honest with himself.

The black wolf is endangered
There are none like him
The black wolf bleeds from the inside out
And no one will ever heal his wounds.

The black wolf is deceived, betrayed and plotted against.
No one wants to hear the black wolf's truth.

In the still of a moonlit forest night
Catch your breath and bend your knees
If you ever seriously betray the black wolf
With absolute malice in your heart

The black wolf will seek you out
The black wolf will find you
The black wolf will watch you
And then the black wolf will destroy you.

So is the fate of those who wish to chose
The path of the black wolf-
Loneliness, emptiness, poverty
Power, wisdom, righteousness and short influence before

The fear of the truth captures them
And they decide to betray you.

 

 

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