~Unicorn~

A stunning creature stands before you,

 that shimmers in the light

With snowy fur and frosted eyes, 

your heart dances with delight

Reaching out your hand, 

she shivers from her fright

Once caged and beaten, 

you should know, 

she escaped thru the fight

Like nothing you have ever seen,

a rare beauty she doeth cast

Standing right beside you, forsaking horrors past

Part of once a mighty herd, running free and vast

Murdered for their golden horns, the herd had died off fast

Their beauty faded slowly, as the blood trickled from their heads

Streaming tears of gold washed away the stains of red

A lucky few, took to flight, as the rest lay there dead

Surviving countless hunts, they were elusive as they fled

She saw you in the distance and she put aside her pain

To walk with you and talk with you and give you her golden rein

Better be thy beauty peeking thru a whispy mane

Than to take it for your self, for your glory and your vain

Leave her be, the way you found her and your glory will ever flow

But cut it off or make her flee and your vain will quickly know

She’s a gentle soul that spares you from the slaying she could bestow

Piercing your heart with that horn of gold that justly makes her so

You may never see another like her, for only in your sleep

This dream come true in waking life, a bounty you do reap

Today she’s yours to hold and love, and yours to forever keep

But walk away or let her go, and forever may you weep

~S~