A Sheep In Wolf's Clothing

By Hannah Parker

A sheep in wolf's clothing

Hiding vulnerabilities

Prey posed as predator

Blowing smoke to hide fragilities

The dangers of life may be gone

Physical harms all forgot

But is this whole ruse worth it

And if so, at what cost

A remorseful killer

Ravaging on all of your kind

Doused with red sticky blood

Murdering others to keep your self alive

You stand in the middle

Dead sheep slumped all around

All sheep that you slaughtered

Slaughtered to preserve your own ground

A poser among men

Struggling to keep up the trick

A loner among yourself

Tortured beneath your grueling shtick

The wolf’s pelt you are wearing is heavy

Your guilt pulling on you like a weight

Conflict is riddled inside of you

And you can’t seem to find your own fate

For you cannot live

If you're lying to yourself

A sheep as a wolf

Leaving your emotions withheld

Is your only purpose to survive

or should a sheep have a life

It's alright to be the prey

But when is the right time to hide