The Journey
Updated: Feb 20, 2021
By Wendiann Alfieri
The heat from the caverns
Spreads through the night
As two bold men
Try to keep their sight
Their backpacks are heavy
Of nothing they need
To get across the caverns
To the secrets they shall see
As they approach the start
Of the weak bridge they must cross
They look at each other
And hope they won’t have to deal with loss
Their decision was made long ago
When importance never grew
To spread and make things anew
The first step is taken by the second man
The heat rising in flames
It’ll be worth it the search for a mane
The second man takes the second step and the first man starts his second
As they carefully avoid contact with below
That caverns heat has turned to occupy itself
With water stretching far and wide
Neither man was a guide
And cold water is rising as they continue their path
On the bridge which miraculously hasn’t collapsed
But the men came prepared
With swimming skills no one could compare
So they took their bags, they were empty anyways
And proceeded to swim in rising waters
The journey didn’t take much longer
As they soon reached the cave of secrets as the water slowly drained
Because the caverns efforts were weak
To these men who had a peak in strength
They then enter and see
What they knew they’d always need
On a stone table to the right
The men tired and worn out
Gave a victorious shout
Now they could get what they came for
Made with whatever makes Centaurs hair gleam
And also made from a harp from heavens strings
Was conditioner with a matching shampoo
And two hair brushes that would get knots undone
And a leave in conditioner for their scalp
This would give them the magical hair
That most men want but do not dare seek
As these men stand looking down
With happiness they’ve completed their quest
Now it was up to them
To do the rest