Dragonhearts

by Nikita Gill

build your own castle from the ash & bone of all those who told you there were limits to what your hands could do.

be both regal & terrifying. keep them forever on their toes.

Reputation doesn’t precede you; it follows you around with its tail between its legs.

I’m not ready for you to see me bleed. I’m not ready for you to know I am a fallible thing.

Come and see how I have tamed the monster that once tried to kill the good in me.

Remember how viciously you lived when you were untouched.

I know what love looks like now because I’ve seen it on your face.

There are so many doors in my chest and I’ve given you keys to all of them.