Love Poem: Internal Guardian
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Written by: Bella Cardenas

Internal Guardian

I have a Dragon within me
She’s Inferno Red with the prettiest onyx eyes
That I’ve ever seen
Her presence ignites passion
So often noticed
One can catch glimpses of her sharpness
Through my sarcastic smile

When my infamous fury arises
Steam explodes, the heat is on, and I breathe
The hottest kind of fire
Scorching the poor victims of my anger
Surprisingly, she’s the cool one
As a cold-blooded reptile would be
Who soothes my temper with whispers
The coldest of cold logic, icing burned vanity
Saving my enemies from this fiery soul of mine

She protects my heart
From overheating
Avoiding miasmas of blind afflictions
Taking me under her wing
And safeguards my virtue with growls
It’s better than the pit bulls and barbed wire
That I’ve had before
Icy was my heart before she appeared in the sky

Others might think that she is a burden
A chained soul bidden to torment me
But my dragon helps me soar with crimson wings
She stays not to haunt but to
Protect with snarled teeth
Incubate a cold heart
Counterbalance uncontrollable passion
Guard innocent sleep
An angel in demonic disguise
To confuse enemies

I have a Dragon within me
She’s Inferno Red with the prettiest Onyx eyes
That I’ve ever seen
Truthfully, I’m more of a burden to her
Seeing as she completes Me