Crown Jewel

What’s the point in sugar-coating it?

Let’s dance in purple prose, something-nothing

Self-indulgence.

Make it lovely, make it eloquent,

Poised and precious with blazing iron bones,

Crown jewel of the family crest,

Tuck your tail and doubt their adoration for you. (Lowly animal.)

You’re mangled and tangled in wires above,

Hanging by your scruff, dangling feet,

Peel back lips, bare your teeth,

Crocodile smile for the flashing pipes.

Prim and proper, poised to bite,

Hold your tongue;