A Tale of Two Wolves

Native american tale

The Germans a story tell American natives tell one like it as well Of two wolves that in us dwell In each and every man That howl to the sky of our soul An in our lives each play a role In their own way make mankind whole Have done so since time began One causes within us hate Laziness, makes a man irate Wants, without effort to gain, compensate The quick pound without work The good fortune of others to begrudge To talk of others, and about them to others wink and nudge When seeing the infirm, from our seats to refuse to budge And share with our kind a smug smirk. The other brings out the best in a man A man who strives hard to work when he can His boss on him can rely, with him can plan And of his boss he has not a bad word. For others good fortune he is glad Of their misfortune he is sad He gives his seat, all all that he had And not an ounce of regret in his heart stirred. Which one, one asks, dominates our soul? Which one rules, which makes us cruel or whole Which beast of each man has control Of his mood, his thought and deed? The truth of it let me tell The Germans say, and the Native Americans as well The wolf that dominates us over us has no spell... It is whichever one we feed!

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[Kimberly R. Larkins]

This is an excellent portrayal of what lies within each of us. I love these lines the best

"Which one, one asks, dominates our soul?
Which one rules, which makes us cruel or whole
Which beast of each man has control
Of his mood, his thought and deed?
...It is whichever one we feed!"

Excellent!

One note:
In beginning of this piece you have "An in our lives each play a role."
I think you mean for that first word to be "And" right?