The Prince and I

Underneath the hollow tree an owl watches over me
Without a word alone he sits
Such glaring eyes I know this prince
These trees give cry as though afraid
This nighttime air seems so dismayed
I feel a presence well known to me
A watchful owl opens wings and speaks
"Child sweet child why do you cry?"
"Is it cause your alone and have no where to hide?"
"These eyes see more than what you believe"
"An though a good man I see the pain that you keep"
O owl wise owl I know not what you mean
I am not running, I just want to be seen
An if I say so myself, your eyes are quite gone
I am not crying, now quite, be gone
And at this response the prince just started to laugh
For the owl had known the years of my past
" Listen to me now, I see through all of your lies"
"I can see into your future and the past that you hide"
"And though your not crying I still see all of the tears"
"The loves you have lost and the pain through your years"
"So here you are now, lost and alone"
"As you quiver afraid, still just writing your poems"
"I know you can see what potential you have"
"Stop having self pity and press on through your past"
"Your eyes show your pain and also your strength"
"An though there is sorrow, you shine in your wake"
"I know you feel tired, weakened, and frayed"
"But see past this illusion and stop being afraid"
"The path thats before you offers no help"
"Nothing is given you must take it yourself"
"And when the day comes that your path meets an end"
"I promise before you we will speak once again"
An with a sly gesture the owl took off into flight
As I stood there just watching into the night
Not sure of this vision or what I had seen
I felt passion inside me and reached out for my dream
So with only a gesture and an ending unknown
I started my journey with a pen and a poem
An when I feel lost I will look up to the sky
To see my prince soaring showing me why