In the vast empty cosmos
For countless eons
He hung and he waited.
He stayed there, observing.
A power of seeing
A gift or recording
Committing to memory
All that transpires.
With just a swing of his tail
He could have explored
Countless galaxies
Stars and black holes.
Yet his gaze was affixed
To one speck of the dust
Covered with ocean.
Entrusted with witnessing
The matters of humans,
The enormous green dragon
Was weeping in silence,
Lamenting the doings
Of the ones God so trusted.
The abundant blue planet
Being plunged into chaos.
Bloodshed and starvation
Slit deep at his essence.
God refused him the answers,
Not befitting the creature
He created for testimony.
Dragon's keening arose
The pitch jarring the Universe,
One the day when the humans
Erased ten myriads as one.
The dragon swore an oath
Upon all that is holy,
Making God swear
A somber oath in return:
-I will split into myriads
And descend into them,
While You bear witness
To all that transpires,
Injustice and inequity,
You swore not to forget!
Awaken Your mercy,
Hasten the day of the End!
-You will split into thousands,
To urge their souls' connection.
-Will You knit me together
When the Redemption arrives?
-Upon My Right Hand,
My beloved creature will live!
To this day, Hologram images
Of the mighty green dragon
Flicker in hearts of the humans,
Pushing them to believe.
If you look, deep and careful,
A profound search of your heart,
Perhaps you'll find a green dragon
Who just couldn't bear to watch.
