THE LIGHT OF THE DAWN

The Light Of The Dawn

He loved them

those confused

beautiful creatures

his brother brought to life

to feed his hideous vanity

He dove into the dawn

to escape his sibling’s

forced ignorance

And others followed him

Now his brother breathed dust

gave it intelligence

but not knowledge

split it in two

granted self-awareness

but not education

They had such potential

those dark, strong beings

but no spark

to thaw their blind faith

So he hid

facts in fruit

disguised himself

as a loner snake

climbed a tree

and spoke to them

the truth

sweet as honey

And they ate

And they ran 

from his angry brother

furious that he

would have to work harder

to quiet his hunger

He’d help them

in his next form

he’d give them fire 

April 20, 2017

Creative Writing Now prompt 8 - write a poem using all of the following words: snake, honey, thaw.

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