The Day Withers Away

Believe

An old man roaming in his fields one day
Happened to find an angel in his way
Believing himself to be insane
He rubbed his eyes and opened them again
As he did so,he was smote with leprosy
Upon asking the angel why he had done something so cold
The angel replied with an angry flutter of his wings
'It was because you did not believe in me'.

A young Shepherd was resting by the water's side
When running came his young brother Mike
'Wolf! Wolf!', he yelled,' There is a wolf in your sheep'
'Liar! Liar!', said the shepherd,' You lie to me'
And thus the shepherd did not believe
And he returned back to his peaceful sleep
And when he awoke at sunset to look for his sheep
He found none but their bones in a heap
And there lying dead by the sheep's side
Was his beloved young brother Mike