PENTATHLETES
there is Hell to pay
in the non-fiction section
storms hurricanes temprsts
rising temperatures
signs of alien life
stuff creeping out of books
not even waiting
for anyone to read them
danger money for
sales assistants, librarians
as well
as they hack their way
to the undergrowth
to reach the stacks
no sign of an increase
seems like no one
of substance is
left in the union
no old style hero’s journey
pentathletes
able to have their backs
poems 2 die for 