In a dream I had a wolf come to me

and said how he's tired

of his followers being killed.

He said they needed space

to run around and space

from humans and space,

from pollution, space

from construction.

we are free spirits

and cannot be tamed

or kept in captivity.

The wolf gave

one giant howl to the full moon.

And left me to just a memory

of his black fur

and his great thought.

Brett Johnson, 7th grade