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Running on empty
Gullibles Travels
theres a clearing in the forest, a stream meanders by
the hamlet that has been there evermore
in the hamlet is a smithy, always working,
and a black cat sits there sleeping by the door
in this hamlet always happy, lives a weaver such a good man
his life is simple,always weaving never wanting any more
and his wife has raised a floundling, now a young man
and a black cat runs and hides behind the door
for this village, never changing, never troubled,
has a stranger walking through it and whats more
this man is on a mission to find the right one, its his calling
and the black cat lead him to the weavers door
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Running on empty
the weaver, clearly worried takes a large knife from the drawer
and carved a ragged slice or four
the stranger, having settled, gave his purpose full of meaning
and the black cat moved still closer to the door
'I'll not trouble you for vitals' said the traveller in a voice so deep and steady
'i bring news from a better time before the war'
and the wife looked at the weaver, her face whiter than a ghost
and the black cat watched a shadow 'neath the door
'a child was born, of great importance' said the stranger
'but the parents true and worthy are no more'
and they knew their son was leaving
and the black cat walked straight through the locked front door
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Running on empty
and as the boy named gullible, walked away from all he knew
to pursue his destiny with a man he'd never seen before
the questions raced through his mind, they flew
and the black cat swept before
he asked where they were going, he asked him who he was
he asked him why and when and who and asked him so much more
but the stranger kept his council
and the black cat raised a paw
as if the cat saw something, that no one else could see
it hissed and spat, and struck with tooth and claw
it leapt onto the strangers shadow and fought with all his might
and the black cat fought no more
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