Battlement

he insists 

on my space, even
when relentless cold & rain
has me shining

alone

ready to pivot
the turning bridge
& let the horses pile in

even then

his hand covers the eye
& keeps my defenses
from dismantling themselves

dropping

hot stones
from echoing halls
into growling walls
of water

oh

how grand
this castle must seem
from the outside

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