There is something fierce in my heart
That roars and claws with each
withheld breath
And misleading smile.
If I were a lion, I suppose,
I would actually roar
And my teeth, which already feel
heavy
and sharp
would actually by lethal.
Or perhaps I would be a dragon,
breath hot and terrible,
so that each feral roar
strikes down my enemy.
And then my claws would also
be real
and terrible
So that my hands no longer
curl
into hot (too hot) fists
but instead stretch and
extend my fury.
COMMENTS
-