cycle of life

man comes to a certain realization
at a certain point in his life
an inevitable point of epiphany
and reorientation
the need to get a wife
to start a family
have a stable occupation

man for centuries
has always felt the need to leave a legacy
a signature on the earth, a mark on the surface
an evidence of his time.

like the lion in the mountains and the trees
dominating and surviving
and at the same time carrying the weight
of his family on his back

once a cub grows up
it learns how to hunt and eat
as time goes by it becomes a lion
creates a pack and leads
dominating the land and starting a family
providing and protecting for each

and almost at his point of demise
he looks at what he has achieved
he nods his head in pride
kisses the mother of his children
appoints his heir
and goes to his maker
knowing that his name lives on
through his seed spreading
and his empire reigning