When you were sober
You eyes were bright like stars
Twinkling in my universe
Even on your downcast days
Being near you was better than not
When you were sober
Your joy infected me with hope
The sweet and caring way you spoke
Melted this icy heart
And then came a night
Of too much drink (says who?)
And angry voicings
And I ran
Became the deer in the forest
A multitude of fear dispersed
Pounding hooves away from danger
And the wolf inside me growled
And the pack awoke
And deer became lupine
There in the dark woods
Circling around to hunt the danger
Protecting the territory
The sacred
The smell of alcohol and anger
Is the smell of rot and death
So the wolf howls
For the days you were sober
Not drowned in drink
The wolf howls
For evenings under moonlit waters
For walks under a canopy of hope
The wolf is howling still