Originally published in Geek Out! Queer Pop Lit, Art & Ideas.
bears that turn into dragons and back again
the bear dragons of the mountain pass~
and princesses
princesses turned into bear dragons?
dragonbear princesses?
the dragonbear race and its princesses of holiness
fighting tooth and nail against gender reform
dragonbear fascists fighting to keep their bigoted ways
setting reason on fire and chewing up the scrolls of time
dragonbear hippies with chasers as their whisky
dragonbear wings on the cactus
red dragonbear in my mouth making it hard to eat pickles