Pleas of a grizzly

I looked into the eyes of a bear once,

In the midst of great North American ferns,

And I saw,

I understood,

I felt.

He saw what I saw,

Fear,

Despair,

Sorrow,

Panic…

And for a moment I felt like I was the bear,

And he felt like he was me…

He was trying to tell me something,

And I understood.

Leave his eyes urged,

Run his face said,

Die his mind shouted,

Live his heart chimed…

Then the bear turned his face away,

And slipped into the darkness forevermore.

I looked into the eyes of a bear once.

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