Inside a dark cave in my innersole A loud scream shatters the walls of silence Emotions flood, forms a sea of thoughts A boat sails away against winds of evil, In defiance To the land of dreams To the shores of illusion On the burning sand, I lay Opening my weary eyes, I see A creature of yesteryears A spirit of days to come "What are you, a dinosaur, mammoth, or could you be human?" I asked "living dinosaur, remains of a mammoth and an ailing human" He said Like sun rays passing through infinity, his words penetrated my heart, touched my soul "What were you my man, a lion, two rivers or a whip?" I asked "Courage of a Lion Purity of two rivers Stroke of a whip" He said with elation I looked deep into the blue skies I prayed and searched in my innersole for a cure to heal my ailing man A glazing spark brought answers of wisdom; "Roar from a wounded lion A cup of water from two rivers Hundred lashes with a whip for every moment of sleep" "What will I be then, a torch, an eagle or a dove?" I asked Before the spark vanished, these last words were heard: "Light of a torch Beak of an eagle The Unbroken wings of a giant dove"

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