Dragon Lady

black dragons
with
glittering
scales
and
red gold eyes
wrap themselves
around bamboo brocade
and dare me
to release them
from their
kitschy
chopstick
prison...

Tick Tock Time

This room has a clock.

It is a loud, obnoxious, screaming thing
and the longer I stay in this space
the louder and more maddening the noise.

I should leave,

but

unfortunately for me,
the door is locked from the outside,
and there is nothing here
to smash it with.