# Protect them from your strength (dragon poem)

Author: Random
Tags: Dragon, Human, Poem

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From a hole in a mountain  
he observes the small bipeds,  
guarding them from himself.  
A solitary creature,  
as expected from a dragon,  
once he was, until she  
got into his own cave,  
neither scared nor a thief,  
but just a curious girl  
who just looked for a friend,  
and that hand on his snout  
showed him what friendship is.  
And they shared many adventures,  
and they shared many laughs,  
until that tragic day.  
He dares not think of that,  
but that day he discovered  
the bitter awful truth:  
he is too big for humans,  
he is too strong for love,  
he's made to be alone.  
Yet he can't bring himself  
to forget what love is;  
so he veils on the village,  
and if a human comes  
all the way to his cave  
then he'll roar and spit fire,  
until the human leaves  
scared for life but unharmed;  
that's how he shows his love  
for those small fragile bipeds,  
who cannot and must not  
know what's behind those roars.

Source: https://sofurry.com/s/Oe5yv30e