The Best Of Enemies (wulf`s Tale)

<br>Oh instrument of God force -<br>Fed on ignorance and lies,<br>so blind and narrow-minded<br>that you cannot compromise.<br>Even the most foolish theif<br>should know what he is taking -<br>lest he find himself within a<br>cage of his own making.<br>The Ways of Wyrd are many and<br>our path you must decide,<br>for the secrets that you seek<br>are all around you-<br>use your eyes.<br>The threads cannot be broken<br>that have brought you here to me -<br>and bind two foes together<br>like the best of enemies.<br>You gaze upon me -<br>I can tell what you see,<br>a simple man -<br>with simple thoughts and<br>simple needs.<br>Superstition -<br>preying on a mind filled with fear,<br>opposition-<br>to all your `enlightened` ideas.<br>Yet I will show you more than<br>you can comprehend,<br>beware delusion is a<br>dangerous friend.<br>Ask loaded questions seeking<br>knowledge of a faith that<br>you wish to pervert -<br>all our values,<br>with hidden meanings<br>you try concealing your<br>underlying wish to convert -<br>`heathen` souls,<br>to a faith that will doubtless<br>send our Gods to the grave -<br>mistake you`re making overlooking<br>the fact that we might not want<br>to be `saved`.<br>THE SORCERERS CREED:<br>Fear is an old friend of mine,<br>we have met many times before.<br>(Drawn to these spirits like<br>moths to a flame-<br>when there is no risk then<br>there can be no gain).<br>Death is a harsh fact of life<br>you cannot avoid or ignore.<br>The Life-force is as strong in<br>you as it is strong in me,<br>the difference is what you<br>hold captive I set free.<br>You seek to subjugate all<br>those who won`t comply,<br>I`ll take your prejudice and<br>pride and show you why -<br>the values that you hold so dear<br>(all your laws and rules),<br>they hold no more sway here<br>than the mutterings of fools.<br>Just look about you and<br>I`m sure that you will find -<br>Heaven lies within our hearts<br>and Hell is but a figment of<br>your mind.<br>These teachings that you deem so<br>sacred bcome words devoid of meaning,<br>when compared unto a faith that<br>preaches something worth believing.<br>What is to become of us when<br>truth is turned to lies,<br>will none remain to wipe the tears<br>when Mother Nature cries?<br>Proceed with caution -<br>subservient to all you survey,<br>hidden dangers await us on<br>each step of our way.<br>Do not falter -<br>for if you do you will fall,<br>prey unto perils far worse<br>than you`ve encountered before.<br>Compared unto the threats we face<br>your devil seems so mild,<br>a relic from the faerie-tales my<br>mother told me as a child.<br>Why do you carry your God<br>like a weapon -<br>a dagger drawn ready to strike<br>at the heart of a foe when you<br>don`t really know the reason<br>that you fight? -<br>to replace our disgrace with<br>the `loving` embrace of your Lord -<br>can`t you see that the plans<br>made for me and my people<br>to us seem absurd.<br>THE SORCERORS CREED:<br>Death is the only recourse<br>I require in my hour of need.<br>(Drawn to the spirits like<br>moths to a flame -<br>when there is no risk then<br>there can be no gain).<br>Impassive it shows no remorse<br>for folly and greed.<br>Pre-emptive prejudice has<br>dogmatised your life,<br>these blinkered views that once<br>held true will no longer suffice.<br>For in my world there is no point<br>where you can draw the line,<br>`twixt good and evil,<br>saint and sinner,<br>damnate and divine.<br>Shaven-headed servant of<br>an infantile faith -<br>by what right do you presume<br>to come and take my place?<br>If there is one grain of truth<br>amidst your hoard of lies,<br>`tis<br>"Love your neighbour as yourself"<br>with this alone I can abide.<br>These teachings that you deem so<br>sacred bcome words devoid of meaning,<br>when compared unto a faith that<br>preaches something worth believing.<br>What is to become of us when<br>truth is turned to lies,<br>will none remain to wipe the tears<br>when Mother Nature cries?<br>THE WAY OF THE WARRIOR<br>When living your life<br>like an arrow in flight<br>you must always accept that<br>the end is in sight,<br>be gtateful at least for the fact<br>that you knew you came to death -<br>he did not come for you.<br>You are like targets<br>who sit and await -<br>patiently suffer<br>the arrows of fate,<br>saying "I am but mortal<br>and destined to die -<br>I can change nothing<br>so why should I try?"<br>Each morning you wake is an<br>`ember day` dawning,<br>your penance for living in<br>permanent mourning.<br>By erst while ideals your<br>hearts are enslaved,<br>you crawl out of the cradle<br>straight into the grave.<br>What reward is a banquet<br>of red wine and bread,<br>when you hunger for life -<br>but on death you are fed?<br>Do not underestimate<br>the task you undertake,<br>overcome your hopes and fears<br>and meet them face to fate.<br>These spirits aren`t your enemies -<br>but neither are they friends,<br>do not dare insult them lest<br>all nature you offend.<br>They who were here before us<br>will remain when we have gone,<br>and though we`re long forgotten<br>still their memory will live on.<br>Perhaps one day mankind will see<br>the error of it`s ways,<br>and in it`s future glimpse<br>reflections of our yesterdays.<br>Drawn to these spirits like<br>moths to a flame -<br>when there is no risk<br>then there can be no gain.