Athena

There’s a dragon in my mind

I named her Athena.

She is strong and full of wisdom

But, sometimes when the world becomes too much, she rages like wildfires tearing through bush.

She breathes fire on my mind that spreads through my body; my senses sear and sting from the smoke.

I calm her with reassurance and promise of peace,

And when she tires of her rage she lays down with me under the starry sky to sleep.