How Dare thine eye offend me
Serpentine slanted pupil
And leathery wings unfurled.
Maw of a thousand teeth and flame
Horned head of majesty.
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I shall pluck it out.
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Vile Creature!
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You Dare tower over me?
I Am your inventor.
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You are only a figment
A filigree falsehood
Created to amuse my fellows.
A colossal nothing
Loser I designed.
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My enemy and my fool
I curse you as a Nightmare story.
You shall lose your wings and tail
Your four great legs and claws
And all of your majesty.
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You shall be a facade
Which only children will fear.
You'll dance and sing and die
On the poet's pages
And the writer's stories.
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Oh, you treacherous Dragon
Thy mere existence offends me
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And so, I shall pluck it out.