shield maiden, I
tiny prick
a pink
a puncture
needle eye
and you are in the wall
a brick
against the fall
of all we know and love
tiny hole
a vent
a rent
and you are safe
inside the tent
the worldwide tent
stretched taut
against the blizzard
pin to muscle
ain’t no fuss at all
when faced with
something lethal
to the gizzard
a foe with no known
morals or agenda
rank miasma
on the breeze
in the freezer
lies a tiny vial
of hope
a tiny poke
a masterstroke
into your willing arm
cloak of immunity
protection
community
shield maiden
raise the buckler high
and we will
lick this fucker
you and I.
See also poems read out loud at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9uLwxslE_VQ-fu-Dw6gdIA/playlists
My book of poems, A Day At A Time In Rhyme (Littlefox Press) can be found here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Day-At-Time-Rhyme/dp/0648083861/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=A+Day+At+A+Time+In+Rhyme+Jane+Clifton&qid=1572053238&sr=8-1
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