The only difference
Between a hero and a fool
Is this – the why and wherefore
Of a culture grown pre-occupied with winning
Some say there is a sacred monster
Not entirely animal nor human
Like yourself maybe?
But who are ‘you’ but a ‘myth’ of masculinity
Ariadne holds the spaceship
Lifeline as you wander – is it entirely necessary
To betray her as collateral
Damage in your great heroic epic?
Spin like a spider alone on a thread
Call this map your country
We know you’ll take your time and ours
Bragging every skirmish of the journey
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Bernard Saint
Illustration: Claire Palmer
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