I Am the Dragon King

I am well aware that in some places around the web, people see my screen name and wonder what the hell it means. I have been accused of being self-centered, conceited, and arrogant. I've been called cocky, vainglorious, and overweening. Most of this is just because of my screen name. Funny though, nothing of the sort happens with davinkwriter.

Well, let me assure you that while I may be many or all of those things none of them have anything to do with my screen name. I am here, the great guy that I am, to help you better understand the name in front of the man.

We can start simply enough. My name's initials are D.K. I have always carried that with me as far back as I can remember. In my circles, I was always D.K. before I was anything else. Further than that I have always loved Dragons. I love the mythology of dragons. I love the longevity of the myth, I love the pervasive depth of its hold on our psyche. I have always, like the D.K. moniker, carried dragons with me.

Forward through time and following a dozen Hip-Hop nicknames, some as fascinating as Ricochet 'The Bounce Back New Jack", I was again simply reduced to my name, D.K. I carried that with me and in my spiritual search, a search all too common when life is so uncertain, I rediscovered my dragons. I learned the depth and breadth of the legends and I associated myself with them. Turning back to the music I loved so much I spoke about a hustla riding solo taking on the world. My music and my dreads earned me a new nickname, one only relevant inside.

Screwface they called me, named after a Dark Man in a movie called "Marked For Death". I embraced it and created a catchy title, "Screwface the Dragon King." He was many things I am and he was many things I'm not. I became him for some time. Maybe it was a defense mechanism, maybe it was an escape. for a long while we, Screwface and I, were one and the same. We lived each other's lives. I don't know when Screwface fell away, but the Dragon King remains.

I wrote an album called Zen and the Ways. Originally it was supposed to be called "Rise of the Dragon King". I never quite got the Dragon King song done so I had to shuffle that idea to my sophomore effort. I did eventually finish the song. You can listen to it on my old ass music page.

In the end, It's a name I carry like all of the others I've carried. It's one I love and it says a great deal about me. I have been the Dragon King for so long now other people know me by it. So, excuse me if I use a name that means something to my life instead of MasterDomGiantDick1975. I am, always have been, and always will be The Dragon King.