Potential

 

An apothecary with potions

traveled the land far and wide.

Her trusty horse and wagon

gave many a patron a ride.

 

Her potions never really worked.

It was all just a scam.

Until one day she met

a wizard from a foreign land.

 

The wizard knew how to brew

the potions so they worked,

insisting that the customers

would not go berserk.

 

The wizard waved his magic wand

above the cauldron blue.

A green cloud ascended to the sky

the apothecary now knew

 

the potions great potential

to heal and restore.

But then, again, the danger

of opening unmarked doors.

 

The apothecary went into town

with bottles of her brew.

“How will they work?” she sighed

as her curiosity grew.

 

So, she halted, stood still, tasted a drop.

Then a voice inside her head

Cried out with: “STOP!”

“Be a friend to all instead.”

 

So, she gave her potions

freely to all in need.

She became a friend to

folks, most the least of these.

 

Written by Kenn Storck - February 22, 2022