TRIGGER WARNING: MENTION OF DYING, MENTION OF ILLNESS, MENTION OF COVID Jeanne de Clisson The ending of Robotech: Battlecry Isn’t that different from dying Out at sea, out of food and luck And meaningful secrets Like the one the air keeps you from For as long as your lungs work, Aren’t voided or deluged Like Jack Archer’s or a drowned Pirate’s or the sad American’s who has progressed to ARDS But still doesn’t think COVID’s Real, dies surprised. When you brought your sons to see Their father’s head At the gate, demonstrating The insufficiency of names, saves All, a burning quiet In their hearts the whole ride Home. The Black Fleet and The Breviary vying for your soul: Blood, and illumination. Tom Snarsky is a math teacher who writes poetry. His book Light-Up Swan is forthcoming in 2021 from Ornithopter Press and his pamphlet Complete Sentences is forthcoming from Broken Sleep Books in 2022. You can find him on Twitter & Instagram @TomSnarsky and irl in Bluemont, Virginia, where he and his wife Kristi will be moving to real soon.
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