The Lady and The Lizard
There flew an eagle
In the heavens and
Upon one wing:
A reptilian monster
On the other:
A beautiful woman!
She could not see
The lizard there
Oblivious, both flew
Above a world
Of burning cities,
Cries of misery
Heard beneath them:
Decay and entropy,
Pain and suffering,
Stark reality
This stench of doom
Did wake the female
So her eyes
Were open now
And sanguine, turned
To face the reptile
Drawing closer
Together until
Her hands caressed
The scaly face
And into those
Rapacious jaws
She entered in!
At first her head
And then her neck
And body too
The eagle drained
Of heavenly patience
Did fling them off
And as they fell
Through lizard eyes
She saw the flames
And sensed the certain
Death approaching
The ground swelled up
As they, still falling,
Came ever closer
To the Earth
But strange! The impact
Was not gruesome
Caused no pain and
Made no sound
The dust diffused
Leaving our hero
Standing still
And in her hand
The lizard now
A docile pet
Crawled and perched
Upon her shoulder
Towards the fire
They walked together
And not far did they
Have to roam
Within the flames
They found the city
And from the ashes
Made a home