I sleep less than ever now
it feels as though I guard
These helpless dreamers
With my garlic love
My son believes I can
Vanquish his monsters
So he takes his father’s place
Beside me, finally breathing
I read Eliot and shudder,
Terrible beauty, portents all.
Morning finds my girls
Happy, powerful
Twinned, they dream of war
Conquer planets, so I wonder
At such creatures they become
Fearful of the sacrifice
Such savagery is due
Dec 8, 2020
Dec 8, 2020 at 8:59 AM UTC
I sleep less than ever now
it feels as though I guard
These helpless dreamers
With my garlic love
My son believes I can
Vanquish his monsters
So he takes his father’s place
Beside me, finally breathing
I read Eliot and shudder,
Terrible beauty, portents all.
Morning finds my girls
Happy, powerful
Twinned, they dream of war
Conquer planets, so I wonder
At such creatures they become
Fearful of the sacrifice
Such savagery is due
My hubris at ever feeling safe is staggering.