stay away from men who call themselves
Lone Wolf
brittle bones starved from hunger
blood in their fur and claws blackened with death

men who think they need no one
whose strength dwindles without a pack
desperate and angry and volatile
molotov cocktails that threaten destruction
at every bark, every bite

Lone Wolf, he says
alone in the dark,
limbs frozen from the snow
his cries going unanswered

and when others howl in the distance
he turns his back
empty of touch and love
long abandoned to the night
to the storming seas and the cliffs that echo
with falling boulders and broken branches

stay away from the lone wolves
who snarl at the light
for they will eat you alive at the first chance
steal your life in hopes it will keep them warm
but it will fade and they will be alone again
until the next comes along and tries to lick their wounds clean

stay away from the lone wolves
because they will devour you whole
and blame you for their despair