My Spirit Animal

The soul of the earth is wrapped up inside And the spirit of God is walking beside me The universe rests upon my shoulder And I can feel its power moving all over embracing the soul of man And causing destruction upon the land We have witnessed this over and over Man is walking in his own shadows He cannot be contained and he cannot be maintained The order has no use because He always has something to prove And he is always on the move I walked in the kitchen at a quarter to three to get a cup of tea and take it easy but something mystical starts floating around igniting a powerful sound all around “Dòngwùyuán”(zoo) the voice shouts out Without hesitation I got dressed and walked through the door I boarded the bus outside the main gate And the driver gave me the directions to the zoo I had no intention to go there but the call was loud and clear It wasn’t close to the town and the afternoon was winding down I took his bus to the other side of town And changed to another bus going to the zoo I had no clue what was happening there But the Spirits wanted me there and the message came loud and clear I have not been to the zoo for almost twenty years This might sound ***** but I have to go there The journey on the first bus was quite long it sailed through the big city then end up on the rural side of town We drove on the big dusty road surrounded by farm lands and irrigation The peasants stood humble selling their food in the local market I could see people working in the fields and traffic moving quickly in the busy street The bus wheeled and turned throughout the little town until we enter the big wide road that’s where I was bound The driver dropped me of at the corner of the big road And for a split second I felt deserted and lonely No bus stop, no traffic lights, and a massive construction was insight At first I was taken aback but in a few minutes the connecting bus arrived The driver told me that the zoo was closed and he almost discouraged me from completing the journey I insisted that I was going and told him a strong word in his language He said that he has not been to the zoo for ages and he doesn’t know what goes on there we went under the bridge and ended up on a winding dusty road Then cross the path until we reached another big road I wasn’t thinking about anything I just left my mind wide open I was curious about this side of town and kept my eyes stead fast on the road We drove passed newly constructed houses and high-raised apartment building And I even passed the defense training facilities and many government properties Tall trees shooting up in forest and the green vegetation scattered over the land brought freshness in the air, It relaxed my mind and ended my curiosity The journey seemed never ended and I kept looking out the window until I reached my destination I arrived at 4:30 and people were already leaving, I thought the zoo was closed I couldn’t have reach so far and left without nothing so my faith kept me going I bought a ticket for 20 Yuan and went in search of the animals I didn’t have much time to walk about so I went exactly to the place where I was led to go The timing was perfect and the place was quite many people were not around And some of the animals were inside but others were still walking around outside I walked past the chimpanzee and baboon swinging on bars Playing the same old antics and playing their folly tricks I remember this from my childhood days but since then nothing has changed Its man against himself and man against beast North east, south east, the vengeance resides in the Middle East And the tensions has decreased The wolf was hiding in his pen and the lion was resting in its den It came out briefly and wagged its tail and went back to its cage In a few minutes it was fast asleep The tiger was resting too it looked a bit sedated And there was not one sign of imminent danger No disaster will come to you all your wishes and desires will all come through The black bear wandered up and down looking at me with a terrible frown our eyes met for a brief moment and in seconds it suffers a terrible defeat Then walked slowly back to its cage and suddenly fell asleep The leopard was standing guard too looking at me and you with piercing eyes and subtle smile as if it was ready to strike I penetrated its entire soul touching everything deep and bold I looked into its fierce eyes and our spirits connects and Interlocks with each other tendering to the human inside Our soul bears the spirits of animals You cannot deny the truth, it exists from the very root Our spirits are wrapped in the soul of animals we and them are one in one The leopard stared at me as if it had known me It has a higher power that can release all over the universe within an hour The lion is the king of the beast but they all come from the same family And I will not stop until I complete this journey And those who continue to stand in my way will have to face the Gods some day For some it is about peace, for others it is about power But money, peace and power are wrapped up in everything The ocean and the land are all in one that’s where everything begins How can you all deny this evident truth Blood and water doesn’t mix The soul and the flesh intermix they are hard as brick The spirit of mankind is entwined with spirit animals The whistling birds were making music all around telling me that the evening is winding down I went back to the gate and a group of working women suddenly joined me they were filled with excitement We all walked back to the main gate laughing and talking together as if we have known one another They asked me the same questions over and over; “where are you from” We reached the big gate and everyone SPLITand went their separate way Our heart carries the soul and spirit of animals we and them are one The day’s work has ceased and the journey is complete My spirit animal is walking beside me and no one can harm me.