National Poetry Month: Day 4, Verse 3

It's National Poetry Month, so we'll kick the day off with another verse - this one about dragons:

Hearts Betrayed

Written on April 4, 2018, for the February 16 entry of Another 365 Days of Poetry, this poem is dragon-related. It was meant to be a Petrarchan sonnet, but chose its own path—and who was I to deny it?

The dragons came, wing over wing,

bodies burning, eyes bright with flame,

The dragons came, did chaos bring,

and our lives could never be the same.

“Bring him to me,” the she commanded,

“Bring him, now,” her escort demanded.

But no-one moved, or made a sound

and the ‘he’ they spoke of could not be found.

“He’s left us,” the whisper finally came,

and Blaedwin stepped forth, her visage pained.

“He’s left us. You are not the only one betrayed.

He was unfaithful, and with our hearts he played.”

The dragon-she bent her neck to see

which human spoke in tones of grief,

to which other she, had her lover lied,

from which other she he’d run and hide.

“Come,” she said. “We’ll hunt together.”

But Blaedwen shook her head.

“No,” she answered. “To heal is better.”

“Let’s live anew, instead.”