Beast
Soon the mammoth gates will close,
the last petals fall from the rose,
the magic hour lost.
See now a dim light
on the horizon’s edge,
as darkness with its heady charm
runs for cover.
The battle over, a hand
once outstretched to aid
now retreats to safety.
Kindness only gives danger
a foothold.
His captive eternally bruised,
the beast dies moment by moment.
Whose fate would you choose?
The victory belongs to no one.
It seems the spell upon him
cannot be undone.
Claire Juno, © 2015
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