a man feels guilt
for his rage and words
which came as roars of infantile fury
a man sees himself not a man
and feels shame
a boy he is now
loose as dead leaves
which the breeze
plucks with lightest touch
to cast adrift
a boy hangs his head
kicking the sand at his toe
as though it will move the world
and undo the damage done
he looks to a girl
who is a woman
a goddess, queen and wolf-lord
she raged
of course, that’s what she does
a woman swells like a squall
to topple boats
and a boy became toppled so
he was not strong enough for her
he failed
