Saturday, July 9, 2011
Pumping Iron
We started pumping iron on the porch
The summer that our river burst its banks.
He stood in the driveway with his shirt off
Glistening like a sword drawn from the sea,
Shouting, I am strong now. What have you left
To offer, old man, before I slay you?
Eye-to-eye we fought to keep our balance
Two strangers astride the Leviathan
Each one thrilled and yet terrified. It was
Blood-lust and it was hubris that tossed us
Until we washed up on our backs, arms raised
And flexed and raised again without talking.
Something’s blocking the sun, I said at last.
Your pride, he spat. No, I smiled, your biceps.
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