I Once

  I once rode a pegasus across the sky.

Daily to and fro. My winged horse was stabled

on earth but every chance he got, he was in the air

soaring like an eagle today.

  I am immortal. I have lived the fairytales you

tell to your children. When my horse became tired (can you believe it)

of always flying, he became grounded. But he still wanted to be

a majestic animal, so he was a unicorn. He had a little magic .

He let me ride him once in awhile. It wasn't nearly as exhilarating

as flight but we were friends and I excepted his change.

  As the decades flew past and people slowly stopped

believing in magic, he found his life as a unicorn to

be a dangerous one. Always being hunted.

So, my great friend decided to use his

magic again. He decided to take to the seas.

  He explained that I would not be able to go with him

this time, but he would remember me always.

I was sad and debated that there were lots

of animals he could become and be safe, but

he never wanted to be normal, he always wanted

to be something no one else was.

  He decided to become a tusked whale. Today we

call him Narwhal. He used up all his magic and made

himself a family. His family grew and grew and now

today there are lots of these mythical creatures.

These we have excepted and still believe in.

  I imagine I have seen him on my treks to the north.

I have taken a few.

  Today, I live and move around. I have been to every

continent, every country, and still I have time.

Maybe someday I will find some magic,

and join my friend in the sea.

Suzanne