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this is something you should know
about women who are raised by mythological creatures —
not only are we the granddaughters of
all the witches that you failed to burn, we are also
the heirs to so much more.

because my mother is a dragon, and
you best believe me when I tell you that
she taught me all the secrets of breathing fire.

I was born wrapped in the flames of
her fierce love, and the armored strength of her scaled body
taught me all that I need to know about storming the castle; it was
she, my dragon-mother, who first buoyed me
aloft during flying lessons; it was her great wings that gave me
shade to rest under when even my tolerance for heat
wilted under the blazing glare of the world.

I need no sword but my own—the one that my mother
forged for me in the fires of her own heart.

I need no shield but my own—the one that my mother
designed for me in the fortress of her arms.

I need no armor but my own—the one that my mother
invented for me from the treasure hoard of her love.

I need no knight to rescue me, because my mother
taught me how to rescue myself. I am no damsel
in a tower; I am the dragon at my gates, and you
had best beware, all ye who enter here.

so really, this is something you should absolutely know
about women who are raised by mythological creatures —
not only are we the granddaughters of all
the witches that you failed to burn; we are the ones
to take up the mantle and the wand and the cauldron.

because my mother is a dragon, and
you best believe me when I tell you that
I am my mother’s daughter.
And I will burn you down.

Because I am my mother's daughter, and you should know this about women raised by mythological creatures.
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