Dragon Of Commerce

I have stalked the dragon for many a year

Followed its trail and sought out its lair

Seen it belch smoke and felt its hot breath

Counted its legacy of both life and death

 

Awed by its power

Seduced by its treasures

I have whiled away hours

Coveting its pleasures

 

I have studied the dragon in every which way

Mapped out its body, dissected its prey

Examined its bowels, taken its pulse

Recited its myths and tales true and false

 

Intrigued by its sights

Surprised by its history

Inspired by its heights

Spellbound by its mystery

 

I have fought the dragon like destiny’s knight

For hording its riches and abusing its might

For scarring the earth and the people it’s maimed

I wish not to slay, but that the dragon be tamed

 

The dream’s to take flight

On the wings of its promise

To believe in its magic –

Oh, dragon of commerce

 

 

Copyright 2003

 

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