Dragons and Princesses

~~Perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave. ~~RMR


Dragons and Princesses,
Princes and Paupers,
Ogres and Whores;
An Old Story, is Born a New.


Walking out of the Mist into the Sun.
The Mist in the Forest
So Thick, So Complete.
No seeing the Past,
Not knowing the Future.
Cocooned in the Moment.
Relying only on What is.....
By 're-membering' the Past
To Make it through the Fog
To the Unknown Future.


At Once the Dragon Appears

And is Slayed by the Prince

Who rides off to Save His Princess --

His Future Queen --

Who is held Captive

in Danger of being Molested by the Ogre

and made Whore.

So, the Dragon is Princess
or Princess, the Dragon-Whore?

Wherein, then, comes the Fear?
The Rush to Flight?
When All I want is Right in Front of me?
Prince, Princess
Dragon and Whore;
I encompass all, at times
and, at Once, the same.

Being One with the Forest
A Part of the Mist
Letting Nature envelope me
Myself extending into It.

I am Part of the Fear that Overwhelms me
I am a Part of what OverComes the Beast
I am the Beast, The Defenseless and Defender.
I have Nothing to Fear, Nothing to Defend
Nothing to Conquer or to Win.
I am all and One.
Only Love is Victorious.
Only Love is the Fire, the Melter of Blinded Paths,
The Desired Beloved.

Only Love, the Bringer of Peace in the Mist.

So, in the Moment, the Quiet of the Mist; the Now.
We are both and all.
Love, Surrounds Us, Not unCertainty ...
We can Be To-Gether, Without Fear of Heresy.
By Nature of the Land
We Betray someone, no Matter which step We take.
For Prince would not Fight the Dragon
To Wed his Sister,
Another Land and Castle is Won,
For his Heart's Content.

And so it has gone
Throughout all Times.
Love is Victor and Boundary
The Ultimate Goal.

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