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Derek's work has been registered at the U.S. Library of Congress, so it would be a terrible financial idea to plagiarize or use any of the material found on this website for your own purposes. Nevertheless, enjoy the writing!Sonnet 48,305
(2000)
For love, I battle ever-present ghosts;
The handsome heroes of romantic war.
I struggle ‘gainst machismeatic boasts
Of men who claim to know what love is for.
But they to warfare amply come prepared,
With weaponry of such impressive ilk;
While I onto the battlefield have bared
A sword that’s made of sand, a shield of silk.
For love, they say, ‘twould better be a wolf
Devouring constant, never showing slack,
Where I contend that love instead engulf
Its target so, and care be its attack.
Against these men, howe’er, the world shall see:
I’the field of love, I’m but a casualty.
For love, I battle ever-present ghosts;
The handsome heroes of romantic war.
I struggle ‘gainst machismeatic boasts
Of men who claim to know what love is for.
But they to warfare amply come prepared,
With weaponry of such impressive ilk;
While I onto the battlefield have bared
A sword that’s made of sand, a shield of silk.
For love, they say, ‘twould better be a wolf
Devouring constant, never showing slack,
Where I contend that love instead engulf
Its target so, and care be its attack.
Against these men, howe’er, the world shall see:
I’the field of love, I’m but a casualty.