A Man on a Hot Day Stood at the Crossroads

A man on a hot day
Stood at the crossroads
Questioning which way
He should go

The path of safety
He had always known
Where he tread safely
To and fro

But on this day
He was tired and weak
And the shady way
He did seek

He knew of the lion
But did not care
His instincts he'd rely on
To get him there

The first day this was true
For the lion had been full
But by the day after two
He waited with drool

Then it wasn't long
That the man was taught
The lion proved strong
And he was caught

That was the end
Of a man I knew
He'd been a friend
And a smart one too

clip art by John Olson