Tonight's Poet Corner: Sonnet Solstice #4

Remember When
by Belinda Roddie

Remember when the wolf ate your father
and made love to your mother with a howl
before you level your pistol at the
messenger who cowers before your scowl.
I know you are a man of many woes
and rabid rage that paints your visage stripes
of blue and purple, both melting into
a pot of torment that no one should drink.
I know you killed the witch and evil queen
and hung their heads upon your bedroom door.
You broke the slipper, poisoned the apple,
and burned the heart of the Bard's gentle Moor.
But please, remember the wolf and his teeth
before you shoot and you become the beast.