April Anthology, 2013: What Would I Do?

What would I do

If I could

For you?

I would forge you a sword of Damascus steel,

Of perfect balance, fit to wield

In every war in the land of the damned,

And a great, round, brass-bossed shield

For every time their weapons rammed

Against you and sought to make you reel.

What would I do

If I could

For you?

I’d fashion you wings, better crafted than Icarus’—

Ready for wild, high-rising flight—

Leather and metal and hooked to a harness.

You would look like an angel, silhouetted in the sunlight:

Ready to fly as far as you need,

When the beasts come too close, or life makes you bleed.

Despite the present world,

This I would do.