I chose this poem because I think it related well to this quote in the chapter, "The lion-for-real is a being far more complex, more multidimensional, and more outer. Not simply some untamed part of the self, it is an untamed part of the world, something that cannot be owned or controlled, that must in the end be acknowledged because its presence in our lives is irrefutable, overwhelming, and—if we allow it to be—transformative." This poem is a narrator addressing their ex, who is now their roommate's ex as well it seems. Having to reconcile with a broken heart is maybe the best example I can think of for having to face a lion and this poem paints that well.