Return of the Dragon

Photo by Henry & Co. on Unsplash

Lips pursed in thought,
a trail of smoke writhes from my lungs
with the menace of a chimera’s tail.

The oriental scent of Hugo Boss №6
rises from my flesh in a romance afterthought
as a candle flame flickers in a shallow glass
to cast this shadow of contemplation upon the wall.

A red origami dragon,
one that I did not craft,
stands majestically beside the bed.
A delicate token
she left to symbolize
the fire of a love returned.