guardian of passage

guardian of passage : At first I thought he was a terrible creature there was a cool breeze, it smelled moist, like a swamp There was the sound of water dripping, but I see no water The sound of a cane hitting the ground and heavy footsteps approached me I saw a little light. It was from the fire of the guard torch, I felt the heat It was scary but later I realized that he is also very kind He said he was the guard of this passage. A passage to his own strange world, a world that seemed to have been destroyed He has been left alone for years and he lost the light of his eyes but did not leave the passage. Because no one should enter that world, for its own sake, entering this world will have a heavy price A price that comes at the cost of life

Adib Mokhtary