newborns, we dusted the earth
off our shoulders
shook it out of our hair
newborns, we were still blind
but we could smell jason
an enemy to cut down
newborns in the bodies of grown men
experts at wielding a sword
experts at cutting down a man
our father was a dragon’s tooth
our mother the dark earth
but neither warned us about treachery
newborns, we huddled together for protection
who knew that duplicitous man
would set us at each other’s throats
newborns, it took but a single rock
tossed in our midst
blind, we died trying to protect one another
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National Poetry Month
NaPoWriMo Day 21
Minor Character
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