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Nourishment

Es­capril 2019
Prompt: nour­ish­ment

Iron lungs and iron maid­ens.
Saw­blades and pis­tons.
La­tent power in hard steel.
In­di­gestible in­er­tia,
Grind my guts
And con­sume my en­ergy.
Rebar in con­crete,
Sword in the stone,
Part the sky and
Use me as your throne.