The Elephant, the Mouse, and Fragile Strength

Grief settled deep upon the heart,

where strength dissolved into frailty.

All that grandeur, all that might,

a thorn against porcelain’s light.

Fear rose high, a trembling crest,

when from his depths, a guest arrived.

For one displaced from their true place,

the world shrinks small, no matter how vast.

Either break free from the binding cocoon,

or be punished—by repetition’s hand.