Charging towards enlightenment
With every piece of energy that could be mustered
I was charged with this as my duty
Naivety was my steed
I galloped towards it
Riding high upon her
Fearlessly
Innocently
Aggressively
I could see arrows descending towards me
I easily shielded myself from them
Cutting them down with my sword
Bouncing them off of my shield
What is to fear in this battle?
I arrogantly said to myself
“Forward brave steed!”
As I kicked her to go faster
More arrows
Spears missing their mark as the steed swiftly dodged them
I was drawn further and further in
Pride rising with every mile closer
“I am invincible”
I heard the words foolishly cross my mind
…………as I felt my steed and I forcefully hit the ground
I was thrown from her
and dragged through the earth
Dirt and mud clinging
Soiling every garment I wore
I felt my heart clench
And the breath leave my body
I saw my steed lie unmoving and glassy eyed
A spear protruding from her heart
Innocence lay dead
An arrow dropped lazily from clear skies
I swiftly stepped from it
Another struck from no where
Piercing my boot
Pain rippling upwards
Suddenly I knew I was bound
The Enemy had caught it’s rabbit
The trap had bore success
False courage and enticement’s, led the prey into the jaws of the Lion
The enlightenment had begun.
As the roaring truth took it’s turn to play upon it’s prey
Making it dance until she accepted surrender and then her fate
Little Wren 