# A Dragon's Advice

Author: The_Caged_Menagerie
Tags: Character Development, Dragon, Mouse, Poem

Written by the mouse here at the Menagerie. This is supposed to be something to warm the heartstrings.

a dragon's advice

writing this as I calm down. . .&nbsp;

quiet music all around.&nbsp;

fox has woken, holding tight.&nbsp;

smiles down, her eyes so bright.

ran in fear, on that hot date.&nbsp;

mousey. . . m-made her small mistake.&nbsp;

first impressions. . . fight or flight. . .&nbsp;

mouse ran off into the night.

searching desperate for her friend.&nbsp;

"why do preys meet such an end?"&nbsp;

dragon sighs. he knows this talk.&nbsp;

holds me in his paw, we walk.

"Light comes down high from the star.&nbsp;

Reaching out and reaching far.&nbsp;

Plants, they drink this light with need.&nbsp;

Using this, they grow fruits and seeds."

"fruits and seeds? they feed this mouse!"&nbsp;

they enter into dragon's house.&nbsp;

nodding, he replies to me,&nbsp;

"And what does little mousey feed?"

". . . foxes, cats and birds of prey. . .&nbsp;

much can end a mouse's day.&nbsp;

this is a scary place to be,&nbsp;

for such a tiny mouse like me."

The dragon looks outside the door.&nbsp;

The moon is bright, the light is pure.&nbsp;

"What happens next, not often seen. . .&nbsp;

For foxes feed the plants so green."

"Tired out, and long-lived preds,&nbsp;

they lay down soft their weary heads.&nbsp;

Resting deep, a final night,&nbsp;

Returning what they held in life."

i ponder that, my fur so pale.&nbsp;

a few tears fall onto his scales.&nbsp;

he turns to me, to ask me why,&nbsp;

a mouse should think and start to cry.

"...foxes hunt so they may live.&nbsp;

other creatures, take, and give.&nbsp;

all we have is what is here,&nbsp;

energy is raw and pure.&nbsp;

in the end, it's an exchange.&nbsp;

food to feed our paws and brains.&nbsp;

you cannot create new energy -&nbsp;

only exchange it, now I see.&nbsp;

predators have little say,&nbsp;

in what happens to their day.&nbsp;

even they could meet their end,&nbsp;

becoming soil once again."

The dragon bears a small, sad smile,&nbsp;

taking mouse to rest awhile.&nbsp;

This was not his first explanation,&nbsp;

life had a way of making complications.&nbsp;

"foxes hunger not for hate or spite.&nbsp;

they must survive another night.&nbsp;

they feel the ebb and flow of time.&nbsp;

just like myself. . . they're trying to survive."

"why then, must we mice feel fear?"&nbsp;

"Inside of fox, you'd disappear.&nbsp;

Even though you feed the flow,&nbsp;

your mind does not want to let go."

i ponder this as time goes by,&nbsp;

looking up into his eyes. . .&nbsp;

he looks back down, and seems to get,&nbsp;

that mouse has got the general gist.&nbsp;

"how to procceed? mouse made mistakes.&nbsp;

she hurt a friend, her heart, it. . . aches."

"Mistakes are only part of life.&nbsp;

You'll learn from them.. But hear my advice.&nbsp;

The world will never meet its end,&nbsp;

at the stumbling of good friends.&nbsp;

If love is true, they'll understand.&nbsp;

They'll hold you close, and take your hand."

"You can always speak your voice.&nbsp;

Everybody has a choice.&nbsp;

You will learn to live, and thrive -&nbsp;

more than simply just survive.&nbsp;

We may stumble, slip, or fall.&nbsp;

We're only living, after all.&nbsp;

You have time to wait and see.&nbsp;

You're all you ever need to be."

a gentle tear rolls down my cheek. . .&nbsp;

he wipes it off, and smiles so sweet.&nbsp;

"Tomorrow, sit down and talk to your friend.&nbsp;

This is a beginning, not an end.&nbsp;

The world will spin, the sun shines down.&nbsp;

Look inside, and all around.&nbsp;

This world we share is here for us -&nbsp;

you just simply have to trust."

his words echo my dear friend's speech.&nbsp;

so much other creatures teach.&nbsp;

i smile softly, sleeping tight. . .&nbsp;

tomorrow brings the morning light.&nbsp;

he will always hear me out. . .

none of us have any doubts.

Source: https://sofurry.com/s/Oe5xwvM1