Unicorn
I shouldn’t have done it.
I’ve always shunned 
the spotlight,
always feared it.
Unlike the horses and dogs 
who play the game, 
perform,
do what’s expected
by their human providers, 
by their audience.
I’ve always been afraid 
of being seen
onstage
just in case
I was taken short
and golden notes
fell from my arse
and made 
rainbows
brighter 
than the spotlight,
upsetting
the lighting engineers.
I think we’re all the same,
we unicorns,
shy creatures.
That’s why we’ve 
survived,
hiding
in dreams.

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