of poet laureates & dragon slayers

every poem
    is a monster
        that breaks out of
            the jungle of my imprisoned heart

then i  have to go out
    and explain he monster
        in words
            that spellbind me
                    lead me astray
                    tangle me up
                          into snares i set
    planned to entrap my own monster

and i never wanted it this way
    if i did
        i would have been
            the monster
        and let someone else be
            the poet
                          -michaelandorf