An aegis is an ancient greek type of shield. If someone's aegis got shattered in battle, his team would protect him from the enemy with their own shields. Someone under such protection was said to be "under the aegis" of his friend. Over time, the word evolved to mean literally both the shield itself and the idea of protection in general.658Please respect copyright.PENANA6rnbuudPeR
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Aegis; A fable658Please respect copyright.PENANAoUY2PdDust
There was a brave and selfless knight658Please respect copyright.PENANAtBR5Hunhgx
His armour shone, exceeding bright658Please respect copyright.PENANArQO8OyxOGG
Forsworn, he was, for all his days658Please respect copyright.PENANABhmcWsRDpi
To do what he thought right658Please respect copyright.PENANAMRAcahglud
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When once, upon a whim, he took658Please respect copyright.PENANA7Cct8IZ9Vj
A shortcut ‘round a little brook658Please respect copyright.PENANA67bFn0b2fw
He came upon a pretty maid658Please respect copyright.PENANAzwH6cT8oRD
And promise he forsook658Please respect copyright.PENANAICjachTVpe
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For came a dragon through the field658Please respect copyright.PENANAGF9LoQ6fbS
The knight his mighty blade did wield658Please respect copyright.PENANAELHqmJSOrt
The worm, with flaming wings unfurled658Please respect copyright.PENANALYa2e0l1lh
Crashed hard against his shield658Please respect copyright.PENANANJTGEiIRUl
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Escaped the knight into the wood658Please respect copyright.PENANAijug6K3mzd
When save the girl, only he could658Please respect copyright.PENANAWjFxmm5Wnd
For life he deemed more precious, there658Please respect copyright.PENANAzU4iJubWJ9
Than doing what he should658Please respect copyright.PENANAwpbrOSdu8Z
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The dragon ceased her attack, when658Please respect copyright.PENANA7k6MbON8E7
Pursued by braver knights and men658Please respect copyright.PENANAZFYG4lgJ7G
She turned, at bay, and died to save658Please respect copyright.PENANAX1SozVVzWY
The young ones in her den658Please respect copyright.PENANAFVAq2aflPE
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Judge not the greatest nor the least658Please respect copyright.PENANA2wET9jkvBY
Until you see the soul in deeds658Please respect copyright.PENANAUiiX1TFqXw
But now decide, of these two, which658Please respect copyright.PENANAD3Q48vLWsX
Was nobler... man or beast?658Please respect copyright.PENANA1IBuShN1HM
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Sometimes inspiration brings you to write a monstrosity; a horrid, manipulative chunk of flesh-eating verse that swallows the soul of the reader. These poems are so entrancing, and impart their pain so realistically, that I consider them some of the best anyone ever has written. That doesn't mean they're pretty, though.658Please respect copyright.PENANAN9qWE7dj6f
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A Muse658Please respect copyright.PENANA4uL3U7bbX6
The blankness stared with huge white eyes658Please respect copyright.PENANAuekIeSymKz
Some kind of monster in disguise658Please respect copyright.PENANAzxHu4ZuKNF
It threatened me with unknown harm658Please respect copyright.PENANAvd45OMiYMz
And strange, unearthly cries658Please respect copyright.PENANApWMcrfz59Y
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My words came scrawling up the page658Please respect copyright.PENANAsZ8FuwleyW
They reeked with tears and dusty age658Please respect copyright.PENANAsb4S5DsthP
I weakly scratched for meaning there658Please respect copyright.PENANAMJaLl6l6EH
But all I found was rage658Please respect copyright.PENANAhQC2JEM7XR
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A fleeting glimpse I almost caught658Please respect copyright.PENANAu0f8DCCfs3
The creature taking form, I thought658Please respect copyright.PENANAxYM3OhVTbC
My inner darkness then I faced658Please respect copyright.PENANAWpgGYpH7cd
And saw what I had wrought658Please respect copyright.PENANApoy5Yhoj7r
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Fingers hard like rusty bone658Please respect copyright.PENANAoIUdnu5eDL
It scraped my heartache out, alone658Please respect copyright.PENANASb1R5sFeTI
The verse seemed old; a hundred years658Please respect copyright.PENANAEeU0SUkUXT
A wrinkled, deadly crone658Please respect copyright.PENANA0XhcetX8z6