Sleek are the dragon scales
small as a leaf
Grey like the coming storm
Bright lights pulse my way
Clicking in its own weird talk,
Understanding proves impossible
Talkative one stops jabbering
When night consumes the day
Memory is impeccable
The shell as strong as rock
Many times adventuring
But always returning to stay
Shivering when left alone
Erupting fury when it’s not
Talking again in that language
Quivering where it lay
Replacement after replacement
Each smarter than the last
But impatience with each in turn
As their lives slip away
Dec 25, 2012
Dec 25, 2012 at 1:34 AM UTC
Sleek are the dragon scales
small as a leaf
Grey like the coming storm
Bright lights pulse my way
Clicking in its own weird talk,
Understanding proves impossible
Talkative one stops jabbering
When night consumes the day
Memory is impeccable
The shell as strong as rock
Many times adventuring
But always returning to stay
Shivering when left alone
Erupting fury when it’s not
Talking again in that language
Quivering where it lay
Replacement after replacement
Each smarter than the last
But impatience with each in turn
As their lives slip away
