<\/p>\n
Brave Hector brought a spear and thought to brawl
\noutside the walls of Troy beseiged. He held
\nit loose and felt the grain warm in the grip
\nof fingers born for battle, borne to throw.
\nThe shaft was dense and smooth, both long and tall.
\nWar-polished in both wood and bronze, it spelled
\nthe doom of all who’d come by horse and ship
\nto face him in his scorn. How could he know?<\/p>\n
Achilles, he had come that day with “Spear
\nfor spear and shield for shield!” carved on his heart.
\nAnd mad with grief he howled with his whole breath,
\n“Come to me, Son of Troy, and bring your fear!”<\/p>\n
Andromache felt her whole reason part
\nfor in that voice, she heard her husband’s death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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