Timber Wolf

Through the wilderness she ran
In unfamiliar terrain
Alone
Scared
Lost


All around were sounds
Hostile
Predatory
Fearsome
Threatening

She stumbled
Losing ground
And felt herself go down
And at that moment
It appeared
A timber wolf
Lone
Quiet
And stood

At a distance
It watched a while
She stood up
And started to walk
It walked alongside
It kept its distance
She walked past things
That would seek to overcome her
And all the while
It stood guard over her
And walked alongside

Until she found her way again
Until her feet
Were on the path again...