There is a Soldier I know
Her short cadence
with military precision
is always careful
At every bridge she
breaks step
to avoid foolish
oscillations a peeking midriff jog
pounding shoes
on asphalt pavement
hard could these send infatuated
hopes to destructive swing
Who knows what chasm
fantasized are crossed
Who knows what war
wages and what broken
battle of bulges lost
Why burn another Leader
ego living in some
Downfall Bunker
There is a Soldier I know
Her short cadence
in boots bare run faster
than legged strut
Every night she comes
through a backroom window
protected by a silver
Spoon at best
and every morning she
survives as golden tongue
poetry written on
our wired cages
There is a Soldier I know
Her name is Eden
and her hands are hot
with Dante's inferno
Her adolescent face is cool
and on each ear
a ring of Blue Herons
Every day her short cadence
brings rouge life
to our clay complexion
and every night
her milky whey
lips wonder lost
in our King Lear
kabuki song
Jan 14, 2018
Jan 14, 2018 at 12:11 PM UTC
There is a Soldier I know
Her short cadence
with military precision
is always careful
At every bridge she
breaks step
to avoid foolish
oscillations a peeking midriff jog
pounding shoes
on asphalt pavement
hard could these send infatuated
hopes to destructive swing
Who knows what chasm
fantasized are crossed
Who knows what war
wages and what broken
battle of bulges lost
Why burn another Leader
ego living in some
Downfall Bunker
There is a Soldier I know
Her short cadence
in boots bare run faster
than legged strut
Every night she comes
through a backroom window
protected by a silver
Spoon at best
and every morning she
survives as golden tongue
poetry written on
our wired cages
There is a Soldier I know
Her name is Eden
and her hands are hot
with Dante's inferno
Her adolescent face is cool
and on each ear
a ring of Blue Herons
Every day her short cadence
brings rouge life
to our clay complexion
and every night
her milky whey
lips wonder lost
in our King Lear
kabuki song
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