• Never once had I seen it so
    A flash of fire rent the sky
    Like an arrow shot from a bow
    A meteor had caught my eye.

    Copper scales from a dragon
    Teach me always to overcome.
    I know how to keep trudging on
    A champion I have become

    The eagle’s heart, the raptor’s might
    All feral strengths I have allowed,
    But rarely shall they come to light
    My mind’s breaking, my head’s unbowed.

    I make my wish and walk away
    Filled only with a single dread—
    I fear the time I’ll have to pay
    But until then, I’ll keep my head.