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Et Tu?

 

Incredible, seemingly.
To believe that the dragon could again be redeemed
after years of unbroken pain, longing, and guilt over a lost love. 

But as before, he sees himself still as a dragon
with the same undying weaknesses and fears.

And for what –
a unicorn … 

But a unicorn is far more than meets the eye.
The majestic power and splendor that are held by such a fragile frame
are undreamt of beneath the pure white mantle of beauty that enshrouds them. 

The unending pain from the loss of the unicorn has impaired the dragon and left him
vulnerable to all of his surroundings. 

And at last he is redeemed. 

Or is he? 

No.
Even the dragon, with hopes of a new life, cannot blind himself
to reality for long.
Redemption shall never come; the dragon alone is
responsible for the loss of the unicorn. 

He alone condemned himself to a life without love.
He alone must be made to suffer. 

And his suffering may never cease,
For he shall never feel the sweetness of love again.

 


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Et Tu?, by Paul Cales, © 1986