There are two wolves fighting inside you

The Daily Drip

When I was a kid, my mom told me a story that someone in her family told her.

I thought it was an Apache proverb because my mom's side has some Mescalero Apache blood.

I think it's actually a Cherokee proverb, but I guess that's not important.

Years later, I took the story and the words and recast it as a poem.

I hope this sparks some meaning for you:

there was once an old apache chief

speaking to his kin

boy there’re two wolves fighting inside you and only one will win

one stands for truth and love

the other for pain and greed

and when the boy asked which wolf would win the chief said

the one you feed