Spirit Animal

 Slow and steady, hidden from gaze

I meander like a river across the grass; 

Twist and turn until I reach my destination

Why are you so scared of my mention?

Swift and stealthy, my eyes shine. 

Like precious stones from a mine.

I raise my hood, 

Looking for danger in the wood, 

Not crossing your way 

Unless on my way you stand. 

What scares you? I know not.

For my poison doesn't kill my own 

I shed and change like your mind does; 

But my skin, not in your ways, 

My skin is new, but I remain the same 

Unlike you, who change every day.

© Suranya