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Mental Minotaur

by Teri Sharp

I am stalked by a mental minotaur,
Prowling the pathways of my brain,
Doomed to a game of eternal pursuit,
A borderline world of anticipated pain.
I have wandered through this mental maze
For years beyond my recollection,
So many uncharted passageways
Left unexplained in my youth;
Memories that need extraction,
Though I dread the pulling of the repressed tooth.
'Tis much easier to let the fugue fester,
Than expose my inner child to it's blast;
Some memories are best left uncharted,
Lest sanity be devoured by a ghost from the past.
Yet I approach the dark doors of memory,
To face the beast that crouches behind,
And find myself emerging from a slumber cocoon -
Free of the maze, my wings of memory at last unwind.

Minotaurs are powerfully built bull-headed humanoids. They are well known for their tempers and their great strength. Minotaurs are not a prolific species, but they can be found throughout the Otherworld. Personality: Minotaurs are fiercely territorial. They hate anyone coming near their meager possessions and will lash out violently at intruders with deadly force. Minotaurs are well suited to bodyguards, due to their penchant for violence and their great strength. They are also highly sought after as guides, due to their tracking abilities and their inability to get lost in even the most confusing wilderness. Minotaurs are strong and hardy, but they are rather stupid and lack even basic social etiquette. A minotaur typically begins a battle by charging at an opponent, lowering its head to bring its mighty horns into play. Although minotaurs are not especially intelligent, they possess innate cunning and logical ability. This prevents them from ever getting lost, and enables them to track enemies. Further, they are never caught flat-footed.