A lion is called a ‘king of beasts’ obviously for a reason.
— Jack Hanna
in his core,
a lion,
it longs to roar.
and her light
shines dark
like a jet black night.
in her heart,
wings wait
for she longs to soar,
and his dark casts light
that is blinding bright.
— Adam J. Pierson from poem The Lion and the Wings
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