Wolves (Part 4)

Wolves hunted them

Hungry wolves

Territorial wolves

Relentless wolves

They had been stalking them for three days now

Stopping for one of those nights

They made a fire

But couldn’t find any sleep

For the relentless wolves howled through the entirety of the night

Reminding them that they were still being hunted

The big wolf

Probably the alpha 

Had hungry yellow eyes 

And a dark gray coat

He was a monster 

A true monster

An intelligent savage

He lead the pack of 7

And had been leading them for awhile

One of the men

Had given up

Saying he finally found clarity

And that giving up brought him a feeling of peace

He jumped into a frozen lake

Attempting to kill himself 

But the two men he was with

Jumped in

And pulled him out

Saving the life he tried to throw away

They were carrying him up the mountain now

Taking turns until the one doing the carrying would collapse from exhaustion 

Then the other fella would pick him up 

And continue up the mountain 

He was almost dead

Half frozen

Shaking terribly 

Pale as a ghost

He was food for the alpha and his pack

But the two men wouldn’t leave him behind

They refused too

No matter how much he begged them to

They carried on

Determined to get to the top

As if all of their problems would be solved at the top

But there was no help up there

Only stronger winds and a better view

And even when they could feel the heat from the breath of the wolves on the back of their necks

They didn’t give up

And even when a pale rider in a giant black horse

Came to collect the man

They didn’t yield

No, instead these crazy fucks taped broken glass to their knuckles

And painted their faces with mud

And howled back at the wolves

While flipping off The Reaper

Death was coming for them from all angles

Yet, they stood their ground

And continued the climb

And on the fourth day

The wolves attacked.

-CH 3/21/25