Once upon a time

He was a wolf to my eyes
now he's a dog on a leash
too short, so tight

He’s messed up 
on his knees
covered with dust
a pale shadow
of what he used to be

Once he shined at first sight
a flame who burned up 
too quickly, so bright

Lost, roaming 
without a destination
Blind, ‘cause he can’t see
it’s not the solution to hide 
the fall of the beast

He was noble and I was proud
Then he bent, he bowed
now a domesticated pet
too weak, so wretched

Dogs and wolves don’t mix
because to the first 
the dare to be wild
the courage to rise
it doesn’t fit