The Dragon

dragons are not meant for caves
they are not meant to slumber in life
they are grace and beauty
and revelations

but a dragons story is different
it is a struggle

the sleeping dragon
in its lair
hoarding secrets,
trying to control his rage
less he destroy,
but sometimes meat far too sweet
crosses
which rouses the beast
sometimes he loses patience
and leaps forth
with destruction inside every breath
and afterwards gazing upon ashes
he remembers the buildings
and people and
faces
and voices
their love
their fear
their vulnerability,
and he himself,
invincible, is hurt.
he crawls back to his
cave and sleeps
while they rebuild
he hates to sleep
he wishes only to fly
to be free
the elders tell him
he can be
they tell him
if he can face himself,
he will turn into a god.