Never Alone
by Ann Harper
oil on canvas
canvas size 24"x30"
Frame included size 29"x35"
Never Alone
prose by Ann Harper
Even though we are weak and small
Even though we are helpless and afraid
Even though we are very few
We must help each other
We must save each other
We must free each other
Even though it's sacrifice
Even though we take a risk
Even though we may be lost
We must help each other
We must save each other
We must free each other
Even though the beast is large
Even though the jungle dark
Even though we've fought before
We must help each other
We must save each other
We must free each other
The manticore is a mythical creature, a kind of chimera with the head of a man often with blue eyes, several rows of iron teeth, and a beautiful harmonic voice the body of a (sometimes red-furred) lion, and the tail of a dragon or scorpion. Like its cousin, the Sphinx, it would often challenge its prey with riddles before killing.
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