DRAGONS

I once slew dragons.

Endless dragons.

Rode recklessly into battles

Of mine

Of others.

Needed or not.

Wanted or not.

Trekked fearlessly into forbidden woods.

Stood by for others

Friend

Stranger

And foe.

Suffered slings and arrows.

Explored unknown lands.

Earned scars.

Took beatings.

Stood alone.

Fought.

So many scars.

It was never easy

This epic

This life.

But I endured.

Continued.

Fought.

Won – less.

Lost – more.

Found comfort.

Offered more.

Indulged.

Two truths in all the chaos.

Undoubted.

Unexamined.

Unassailable.

I got back up.

I fought again.

And again.

Found my footing.

Pushed forward.

Always.

In that chaos.

From the loss.

Two truths.

When others were overwhelmed

I thrived.

And I survived.

I thrived.

And I survived.

Now.

I am a body broken.

A spirit bowed.

A life remiss.

I fear dragons now.

I succumb.

Survival – a faint and sour reward.

To live in the sun.

Full.

Sated.

With grace

And peace.

Love

And belonging.

That is my battle.

Defeat fear.

Live full.

Survival alone feeds only an anorexic soul.