Teaching A Bear New Magic Tricks
This was a poem I wrote to mark it having been two years since I made my sona with the first story featuring him. It’s now been almost double that time with another two years about to have passed. I wrote this poem to reflect on ways he had changed and show gratitude. Originally posted this in May 2022.
_ _ Teaching A Bear New Magic Tricks
By A.X. Bueno
Bears can learn new tricks it turns out
True that saying was meant for dogs but it can be just as falsely applicable to bears no doubt
I'm getting off track though because I'm supposed to be reflecting on what happened two years ago to the day
The day a story was written about a man who became a bear
With a shady potion that made his human features slip away
So much has happened in these two years that I think is worth trying to write about somewhere
Which technically I have over all this time there's still plenty more to discuss and share
For example there's the skills through stories that have been learned
The potions making, the magic, the cooking, and plenty of lessons teaching abilities earned
Going from an man alone and unhappy with life to a more confident polar bear
Having his skills and character grow in both planned and also unexpected ways
Learning skills like being able to smell other's magic in the air
Gaining new magic's himself as well as a better grasp on skills already there
Cooking and writing and archery are some skills that I've been trying to hone over this time
Of course skills are only a part of things gained over these years of this bear reaching his prime
Along with that and plenty learned there's also been a good number of friends made
Amazing friends who've helped him and me grow so much support that I've hopefully conveyed
Really it's hard to believe all the changes both written and displayed
And yet it all started as a simple story about a change that I couldn't imagine doing so well
From there came an unexpected world of magic and spells
But before that there's was also a bit of charity and art in-between to give the bear a visual form
Which also produced changes that lead other characters and stories to be brainstormed
I guess the point of this reflective rambling is mainly gratitude
For just how far that first story has taken me and all that it's world and my life has come to include
The line between me and Theo has become kind of blurred with time but one thing is clear
I intend for him and me to stick around for as many as possible years