#36 .Dragon.

courtesy: Wordpress Blog Random_Michelle

Your personality for centuries…

eons of time

have confused many

in between choosing a side.

Are you the terror unleashed

from the

thrones of the sky

Or

are you the friend of the broken

using your wings

to protect the persons

for whom you have true affection?

You met me as a child

days not so long a go

you approached me softly

your mannerisms mild

and golden eyes aglow;

you were attentive to the

words I had to say

then patiently waited

till I felt brave enough

to climb onto your

scaly fortress,

and then we flew away.

I have never forgotten that night

when they appeared

with their bows, arrows

axes and spears

You hid me behind your rock

as they launched their attack

their leader meaning

to sacrifice my flesh to

win his crown back.

You never once cowered

under their blows,

then you opened your mouth

and let out a cry, deep and low

that

compelled lightning

to light up the skies

and out poured flames of anger

heat flushing my face

soon after, I saw …

only their ashes remained.

Years later you are by my side

helping me lead a rebellion

against the same tyrants

that had wished me

forgotten.

This time things are different,

the child’s heart now sees

with the eyes of a strong man

who has pieced himself together

through past defeats

have converted themselves

into acts of redemption

And you remain…

 forever in my background

keeping my paths lit

swooping in for the rescue

If per chance my journey runs amiss

How grateful I am to watch

you glide above my head;

always quiet, sincere

never leaving me alone

.Dragon.

Or

angel?

No one will ever know.

But your fiery breath has become

safest place that I’ve ever known.

 

My Inspiration: Photo Prompt by Random_Michelle 

 

© KohylahPiper 2015

 

 

#26 The Ruler of the Sun's Flames

 

courtesy: Alexander Redmon

He was intertwined in

galaxies of frustration

constantly building

on sections of

lost, wayward rays

reaching for stars

that always seemed to dim

then recede far away

before he could touch them…

but he kept trying,

creating pockets

that carried

his unique breath

through the dense air

floating past rocky bars of

unjustified

meteoric  fears.

Latticed planets of light,

colourfully shaped with

distinctive glows

had kept him

balanced when

insistent black holes

came upon him

to steal the magic

he kept guarded securely

in the depths of his throat.

They arose

with an insatiable hunger to

overthrow all hopes

into vacuums hard pressed with

past and present times bursting

forth into a shower which

streaked across his vision

blissfully

with woes,

none of his own,

but frightfully extended

meaning to magnify

the distance

between his efforts

and where his dreams ended.

He hung from

the last notch on

Orion’s Belt

desperate for the universe

to feel what he felt

thinking maybe if it did

it could catapult

him into the position

he knew he was to fill,

burning the fragrance

of hells he had conquered

into wisps of the heaven

he was meant to live in…

and there and then

without a second or third thought

to consolidate the action

that grew ripe in his heart

he let go;

and swung himself high

determined to create

a path newly formed

above the galaxies below

and when his eyes caught fire

he knew his time had come

to be the ruler

of the flames of the sun.

My inspiration: A Solitary Daddy Long Legs Spider [random, I know :) ]

© KohylahPiper 2015