John Bertin Poet Footle

Aos

leaders
who shout

donkeys 
no doubt

paintbrush
with red

horseman
with head

children
who play

eagles
with prey

planets 
with rings

angels
with wings

rose bush
with thorns

demons 
with horns

God is 
with thee

locksmith
with key

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Rowena Velasco August 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM This is tight and clever—like a series of striking little mirrors. That final couplet, “God is / with thee // locksmith / with key”—what a perfect, anchoring close. Short lines, big punch. Loved it! John Bertin August 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM Thank you, Rowena. You summarize the poem better than I could. That poem came in a moment of vertigo, and the words came very quickly. I love that you loved it!