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I am a creature of the air
Of earth, of soil, of land
And of the skies.
My memory strongest in blood
Existing outside time and schedule
Only tangentially connected to
The abomination of sifting sand.
My words best spoken
Through care and passion
And not in the language of tongue.
I fought hard for this life
And it will not be
The lamb upon the alter
Of simplicity and structure
I will not be a martyr
For a cause I don't believe.
I am the dragon.
I am duality.
This world is as much mine
As it is yours
But I don't want to live
In your artificial constructions
I will not.
So reject me
Hate me
Leave me to starve
An enigma, a fanciful creature
One you don't believe in
Even as you look at it
How?
How very sad for you.
My breath like fire
My tongue with bite
As I lash out at those
That fight to chain me
And they call me a monster
In fear, in pity, in resentment
Humanity's inability to coexist
Always blamed on anything but themselves
Justify atrocity, justify the scars on the earth
On my body, and on my people
Forever wiped off the face of the land they cultivated
And say that is as it should be
That it is only destiny.
The flavor changes
But the heart of humanity
Remains the same
Poor creatures.
Innocent children
And wicked conspirators
How can you expect a person
To live in love
When they don't even know what it is
Pity.
But I will not apologize
For trying
To learn
To live
To love.
And exist.
I will not apologize.