Chimera
Claws, jaws - Giant paws
Golden hair - Curls light
Tail snakes - A lion’s head
Ape bones - Teeth bright
Grim eyes - Cold stare
Tongue red - Arms flex
Goat horns - Coat red
God’s own - Complex
Creature - Great framed
Tall - All-knowing
Tempered - Acid
Chemical - Growing
Caustic - Growling
Animal - Tested
Conquered - Grown placid
Tried - And bested
Three parts - A whole
Game of - Chess
A king - They stole
Test tubes - A success
Chimera - Greek
Genetic - Code
Complete -
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Monsters
PoetryA series of poems of different styles, united by the theme of monsters. The first ten were my entry into the 2012 Attys. Audio performances can be found at the link below: http://soundcloud.com/jonnycastoardern/sets/monsters/
