Saturday, 17 March 2012

A Full Metal Armour

Cripples are confined by cages
of bodies miss-grown from source
or malformed under weight of circumstance

This vessel (physical) uncontrolled
out of reach
torn from tethers I had
weighted to the ground

Fists bloodied from pounding stakes
snatches of time teasing rust shards
from blistered palms.

A salient wind has risen
squalling ‘cross fields North to South
barricades are crumbling.
My solitary Centurion abandoned her post
and I have lost strength to carry
full metal armour

Exposures oracular intent
hangs loosely upon
a fertile air.

© Samantha Ledger 2012

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