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Lion

HE'S LIKE A LION

FIERCE, UNPREDICTABLE

ARROGANT, PROTECTIVE

OBSERVED AND STARED AT

BECAUSE HE'S MAJESTIC; BEAUTIFUL

BUT CAGED

HIS STRONG SPIRIT AND SELFLESS WILL IS RUINED

HE'S DIFFERENT NOW

SHORT-TEMPERED, UNSURE

THE KING OF THE JUNGLE IS GONE

REPLACED BY A ZOO'S "BEAST"

AN ATTRACTION

 

HE'S LIKE A LION

WITH WILD BLUE EYES AND A SUNKISSED MANE

BEAUTIFUL CURLS AND AN INTELLIGENT FACE

HIS EYES HELD A MILLION STORIES

TO BE TOLD IN THE DARKNESS

WHILE HE WATCHES OVER HIS LIONESS

ONLY HIMSELF, GOD, HIS BELOVED, AND THE STARS

FINALLY FEELING AT HOME, IN CHARGE

 

HE'S LIKE A LION

MAGNIFICENT, STRANGE

I'M GOING TO RELEASE HIM

BACK TO THE WILD

BEFORE HE DESTROYS HIMSELF

A BEAUTIFUL LION

TRAPPED

IN A CAGE

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Written by
mikhasnotalent
Published
Jun 9, 2014
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Notes

So in the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare, Clary always compares Jace to a lion. I made a connection to that with my "Jace", and here we go.

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#love#iloveyou#animal#animals#lion#majestic#themortalinstruments#majesty#cassandraclare#clary
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