InkyBlots

I know we don’t very often go fantasy here at Sunday Scribblings, and this doesn’t have to be if you don’t want to go there. It is inspired by this J.R.R. Tolkein quote: “It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.”

The fact is, you could take this quite literally and do a piece on dragons or you could think about what dragons in your life you need to take into your calculations. What large, fire breathing entity requires your attention?

I am my dragon.

I neglect me, though I need care.
I don’t love me, though I thrive on love.
I abuse myself, though I am emotionally a young, sensitive girl.

I am my dragon.

I focus on the fire, the strength, the passion!
I try to harden my scales to the outside world.
I keep the beautiful lady trapped inside my cave.

But I sing to my dragon.
I tell it I will do better.
I start, in little ways, to quell the beast…

…and my dragon is slowly releasing me.