I shed my skin
Emerge anew
And start the journey
That's been long over due

Tigers wolfs and bears all around me
No leashes, hungry eyes
Gleaming in the dark
Waiting for me, outside

Shadows, strangers
A vast desert land
A bent elder
With wooden teeth

Cackling madly
Crying softly
Holding on
With gray clawed fingers

Not me, I cry aloud
Not yet I beg aloud
Long way to go
Till the clearing

[sigh - loud and long]

A remnant of a dream
Part of the trip
Loosen seatbelts
Enjoy the ride

No escape hatches
No airbags
Your life
Your death

Follow the path
Fulfill your conatus
Become the man
The perfect man

Not me, I cry aloud
Not yet I beg aloud
Long way to go
Till the clearing


He was the lizard king
He could do anything
Even die