Chimera

The chimera of 
yours, the only unextinct 
creature in your bleak

bestiary; that's 
what I really am:
formed from one-half love 

and one-half throe by
you. But I recognized my
borders by learning 

your limits for I
wish to forge my own path out
from your false mythology.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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