The Burning Wolf

from The Burning Wolf by Babylon Tom

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Momma’s out cold in a black tide,
Sleeping quiet; sleep on, child.
Will she ever awake? Will she ever arrive?
It's too late – the king hit the kingdom lights.
I think I've seen this part before,
I think I've seen this part before.

He crawls where the shadows would fall
If the kingdom came, if the lights were on,
Raking his claws across the ground
and wiping the red love from his mouth.
I think I've seen this part before,
I think I've seen this part before

The time is right, but time is up:
Killing time is still killing – what have you done?
Men of our kind are blind for the last cry,
For time will take an eye for an eye.
I think I've seen this part before,
I think I've seen this part before

Run, run, you heart; run, you burning wolf:
You will be made new,
All will be made new in you.

Run, run, you heart; run, you bleeding horse:
Your sons will love you,
Your daughters will kiss you again.

Run, run, you heart; run, you lost river:
You will be seen through,
All will be seen through in you.

Run, for the heart is a burning wolf:
Eve cannot save you,
But you are a King’s son if you choose.

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from The Burning Wolf, released April 27, 2018

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