Deep in that tunnel
Down towards the back
Lays a lion
Strong
Quite huge
Ready to attack
Eyes open
Paw up
Then two
Three
Four
Ready to breakthrough
Into the light
The ground shakes
Rocks quake
As the king of the forest
Rises up
He's awake
He shakes
His Beautiful golden fur
Teeth So sharp
Hair brown
Ready to step out of his lair
As this being
Walks out confidently
Into the sun
He roars
From his belly
As it makes such a
Wonderous sound
Birds fly away
Animals stray
As they know
He's up
All they could do was
Be aware
Be afraid
As he opens his eyes
Ready for a new day
Ready to chase that gazelle
Ready for his prey
As he awakes
As he walks
As he stares out amazed
He spots his target
Ready with a game face
So quickly he runs
Down from that cave
Chases that gazelle
Still unafriad
So he runs
He sprints
The gazelle runs faster
For his life
He has to choose
To either slow down
And be eaten
Run faster
Be brave
He must move!
He must fight!
So he runs
He prances
Animals look
They're amazed
As they see
The lion slow down
They no longer see his prey
As the gazelle runs
Never stops
As his courage
To keep going
Keep fighting
Kept him alive
That day
Even though
Everything in him
Screamed
"I am afraid!"
He did whatever it took
To continue to step out
And run
As the lion kept stepping
Out to rise
Waking up to roar
Until his last day
They refused to give up
Because this journey
Was why
They were made
They had to learn
What it meant
To be tough
They had to learn
How be brave