New poem available in Polychrome Heroics

[ysabetwordsmith]

Recently I posted a big climactic poem, "Weaving Damask," in which Farce reveals herself as a nemesis and Damask finally coalesces into a superhero. Then I came across the comic "Superman: Grounded" and I posted an essay about its implications.

That got me thinking about one of the major character conflicts for Damask, who is a plural person: Ham is an action hero, while Clement is a first responder. They're both keenly interested in saving the day, but they do it in totally different ways and therefore have different priorities. Naturally they're going to have disagreements over that. So I wrote a poem in which they consider what it means to be a hero. Here's a teaser ...
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"That Kind of Hero"


Ham

"I can't believe that
you let Farce get the drop on you!"
I snarl at Clement.

The headspace we share
is much like a house,
each of us with our own room.
Clement's door is a deep green
with a round brass handle,
currently shut tight.

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