Metamorphosis

By night a wolf I am,

I’m gray and angry

who all the hunters

want to kill

By day

I am a falcon,   

with angry cry

I fall upon my prey

An ugly spell

by ancient magus

has cut our love

and us apart

By day a man I am,

a warrior adoring battles.

I often feed

my sword with blood

By nigh I am a woman,

and a healer.

I use my wisdom

to inspire and to help

But only

for some precious moments

when mighty sun

is kissing quiet earth;

we are allowed

to be a man

and be a woman, to look

into each other’s eyes

The moment’s gone –

and you are a falcon, I am a man

and both we cry

Tonight again

at golden sunset,

we both will cry

in pain again;

and once again

you’ll turn to woman

and I will be

a  wolf again.