Little One (lone wolf)

What Paths have you taken

my dear lone wolf

that have carried you so far away?

What trail do you follow?

What hunts your path?

What bars you from turning our way?

Why do you go on

ever in darkness?

Never to see light of day?

What has hurt you so

that keeps you going on

ever further from your pack to stay?

What fuels your need

to hunt so far from home

and pull you ever away?

Oh my child, hear our call

and plea for you now

before life pulls you astray.

Your pack is at home

and they know these ways well

You are not the first lost through this door.

And with LOVE in their hearts

their call sounds as one

resounding throughout the forest floor

Come home Little One

You are one that we love

Regardless of paths tread through the door

Please come home Little One

let it hurt you no more

We are your family and we'll tend all your sores

The call of the family was strong

and sounded a heat-warming song

but Little One just could not be sure

How can they heal my pain

or even hope to understand

They've not been here, they are too pure!

The family song sang again

and Little One's hope did remain

You see we've all gone outside.

We have all wandered astray

and the pack found us in pain

and since then, as a family, we did abide.

As the song began to fade

Little One did too, as her heart

finally wavered, and broke.

As the darkness closed in

Little One thought to give in so

she laid down and awaited death's stroke.

As she waited alone

in the darkness unknown

her thoughts had begun to show.

Oh my dear family where could you be?

Why did I not reach out

to just one that I know?

With love all around me and

my family to guide, why did

I come out to the darkness to die?

all their love does not replace Me?

Though I was here all along!

Some young wolves, it seems

can only truly hear me

when they are completely on their own.”

Little One was startled to hear

a still small voice in her ear

and realize the Great One was here

As she bowed her head down

and the light was showing all around

He said, “Don’t make me repeat this next year!”

Now the light was gone

and yet Little One understood

she would never be completely alone!

She would have the love of her pack

always at her back and the Great One

to guide her heart home