Sagittarius

a noble creature with a gentle soul,
he lives in a land full of strife.
pure of heart with eye of coal,
he leads a quiet life.

skilled in many fields, including theology,
everyone know his name – of course.
Teaching heroes of Grecian mythology
was this half-man, half-horse.

wounded with a poisoned dart,
this immortal creature could not fully heal.
not even teaching his beloved music and art
could this immense pain steal.

given the chance to change one’s fate,
he traveled down charon’s way.
he was chained to a cliff where an eagle ate
his rejuvenated liver every day.

he was not forced into this action –
he went merely because he could.
so zeus placed Chiron in the stars’ devotion
to always remind of others of his good.