e'er ready with chivalric sinew
to shelter or defend or buoy
through flirtatious charm
a damsel wondering
wandered into his demesne
intrigued by the valor
of emotional pas d'armes
dwelling in his heart's caisteal
she now withers on the inside
waiting for what's available
only to those on the out
and she wonders
if she should wander
in search of a soul
upon which to lean
or summon the will to e'er stand
and watch with sorrowful pride
as he strives to be
everybody else's hero
