The red and orange flame
It breathes
For now, is mildly lukewarm.

Its sharply jagged teeth
Will bite
But cannot tear a thing.

Its claws are dull and it
Can't hurt
A buzzing bee or falling speck of dust.

A golden egg that I received
Has hatched.
It is a silver dragon.

It needs my help
To live
And grow and then

It will teach me
As I
Have taught it.