A Life of Servitude (Kaepora-Gaebora a.k.a the Owl)
By: Green_Beauty

My entire life
I have spent in servitude
To the royal family.

It was an existence
Of barking and accepting
Orders without thought.

I had even taken a pact
To never abuse the secrets
Of the Sacred Realm
And of the Triforce.

But, I could not help but wonder
How great the power
Of the divine triangles.

Soon my curiosity
Overwhelmed me
And I just had to see
If the legends were true.

So I defied my country
For my own desires,
And entered the Sacred Realm.

And soon after walking a dozen steps
I found what I sought.

The beautiful golden glimmer
Of the blessed triangles
Was so stunning
That I didn't wish to breathe
For I feared they might disappear if I dared.

In awe I reached out in an
Attempt to grasp a piece,
But something stilled my lecherous hand.

Perhaps you would think
It was my subconscious but,
I'm sure it was
The goddesses themselves.

Something echoed in my mind
Telling me that if I dared
Touch the revered gift of the gods,
That I would suffer a terrible consequence.

But my greed shut out the voice,
And I reached anyway,
But to my surprise,
I did not grab hold of the Triforce.

My hand gripped air
As I saw the Sacred Realm
And the Triforce dissolve around me.

I tried to move,
But there were shackles
Secured to my limbs.

I could feel the echo
Of an intense voice
And it horrified me.

It told me the insignificance
Of my worthless life,
And soon I was begging
For it to be ended.

But, no, that would be too easy...
For the treason I had committed,
I was to suffer with eternal life,
But not as my being...

Now, I roost here,
Carving this long poem
Upon a giant red wood tree
With the owl's beak I was condemned with.

So, you humans,
Can understand how I had
To atone for my sins.

Understand, how lucky you all are
To have the contemplation of death,
While I must be trapped
By my immortality in this land
To live my eternal existence
In servitude...