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The Dragons Get You

"Sail away over the horizon

and either the dragons get you,

or you drop off the edge of the world.

Or, maybe, just maybe,

mast bound,

eyes wide,

and Siren haunted...

You come home

from around the other side."

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Written by

stratton-wayne-stclair

64 / M / American

Published: Nov 19, 2023
LinesWords: 939

Notes: This is the versification of a bit of evocative prose from my unpublished novel, Ancient Lies.

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