Earth In Me

So much water, so much iron Alas, no gold, but copper by the ion Glows in my skin late summer days And tastes of blood and flint and maize Taste my salt, my spit, my hair Breath my tender air, my mollis aer Anoint me with a cloak of sweat And with my sword I will beget The earthy side of me, you see Nickel, zinc, ah, yet no mercury Take my dirt, my earth, my stones Build a castle with my bones. 21Mar14