Thursday, April 12, 2007

Italian Sonnets are Hard to Write

Mortal Enemies

Know this: I have an enemy in you.
Attack me as you will. Lay siege against
the towers of my hardened heart’s defense.
Hone your sword-edged tongue until the true
length of the blade is fully bared to do
eloquent damage in your fight against
every machine of my malevolence,
not to mention, take a prisoner. If you

Turn the tide and take my heart captive, I’ll
unbolt the gate that keeps your own heart bound.
Remove your armies from the field and we’ll
no longer come to blows until we can
exchange prisoners and parley from the
ramparts of our broken castle walls.

MF