Believe his stories of the past,
the graves dug with eager
shovels, filled to the brim
with bones. Don’t think
of fairy tales, the motherless
girls who marry a prince
and live happily. Leave him
in his reluctance. Let him
stay buried in anger. Remember
Mera, Queen of Xebel,
who spends an entire movie
trying to convince Aquaman
he has what it takes to be a hero.
And Daenerys, Mother of Dragons,
rightful Targaryen Queen,
who loses her throne—and
her life, stabbed in the heart
by the man she tried to make a king.