The Crazy Captain.

     I am a double-headed dragon. One of the heads is emotionally wild, spitting fire, exhaling smoke. I can hardly hold it back, but do. It’s vibrant, it’s poetic, and it’s sensual. Raw and unspoiled. It’s the prow of my boat. The bold captain of myself. It makes me feel human. Alive.

     The other head is dryly rational, cynical even. It’s a killjoy but I don’t mind. It’s the compass. The refuge. The wise man. I don’t let it guide me always because I wouldn’t go anywhere, I’d live alone in the woods: safe but sad. Still, I know it’s always there and I trust it can get me out of anything. Any mess. Any crash.

          -Maegan Ciolino

Artwork by Eugenia Loli.