Dragons

Sometimes there are things you need that are just too hard to grasp,

Things that hide within the chasm of your deepest darkest heart.

But this time i am ready, well, as much as i can be,
To dip down into the darkness after what I want for me.

It's easy to get lost down here, in the black enveloping,
No shame in having fearful hearts with what you're imagining.

Careful now, we're in a place where imagination's free,

To run you through and string you up, hanging from a tree.

But as the shadows turn to dragons that would rip our limbs apart,

You'll see me play my ace hand as I step into the dark.

"Not there", you cry, "Come back", for you think that I am lost,

But it's a matter of perspective, we thought we'd been double-crossed.

I haven't fallen far, though I've been right to the brink,

I'm coming right on back to you, it's not quite what you think.

For I'll rise again my bright eyes shining and lightninged skies all flashing,

And I'll take you along with me as we flee dark dragons, their teeth gnashing.

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