"Because tell me, my dear..
How can you ever save a drowning star?"
My deepest thoughts and secrets. Enjoy.
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•Overall winner of The Cats Awards; 10/08/18
•Winner and Best Plot in Poetry of The Net Monthly Awards; 6/10/18
•3rd place in Poetry of The...
He was a fearless knight, who owned a shiny shield, and wielded a magnificent sword, forged out of fire and light.
However, he hid in the dungeon tonight, too terrified to move, too scared to go upstairs, as he heard the princess scream into the night.
He closed his eyes, shutting them tight, and wished for a horse, just to whisk the princess away, to save her and make everything alright.
He heard the dragon roar with all its might, and tried to will the tears away, as he held the sword closer to his chest, as an ugly, bestial howl echoed through the night.
He repeated the prayer the princess taught him to recite, as he waited and waited, till the voices died out. No more screams, no more cries, no more torture, everything is quiet.
He gets out of the dungeon and into the light, out of his tiny closet and curls up in his bed. He hugs the sword, soft as a candy, as it's nothing but his teddy bear with eyes so bright.
He hears as the princess whimper softly in fright, and he cries himself to sleep, wishing he was stronger and braver, wishing he could save his mum from the horrifying dragon known as dad, wishing he could stab him with his ablaze sword, and to set the dragon alight.
- With love,
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