The Dragon Inside

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The dragon in my closetleft a black mark on my shoe.She tore my jeans—and flip-flopsare her favorite thing to chew!The dragon in the kitchenalways burns my whole wheat toast.He scorched the trash compactorbut he makes a good pot roast.The dragon in the parking lotroars at all the buseswhile they unload all the kiddies,and he blazes, growls and cusses.The dragon playing dodgeballblows her short fuse every time.One dragon burned my homework,and the teacher thought that I’mthe one who's doing all the damage.The secret though, you see,is these dragons all got nothingon the dragon inside me.

-Sarah Allen