Slaying Dragons

In my daughter’s world, fraught with danger, Sharks swim at the deep end of the community swimming pool, Long-clawed demons roam the hallways after dusk, Sea lions emerge from wooded trails to snatch young girls, And deadly dragons soar over highways. In my world, fraught with danger, Kids crack their skulls on cement and drown in a local swimming pool, Rapists crawl into bedroom windows and abduct dreaming children after dusk, Cougars prowling wooded trails clamp little sun-kissed heads in their jaws , And deadly drunk drivers explode family cars into red metal on the highways. Don’t worry, I promise with a half smile, I can slay dragons.