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Helen had a beauty
that filled and launched
a thousand ships
full of hot warrior Greeks
to cross the Aegean
into enemy Asia
and battle to the death
for her love and honour
having sold my boats
am i less the man
for bowing to necessity
and taking sea-bus or taxi
to cross the inlet
and scale the mountain slopes
and battle to the death
(though hopefully not) for your love?
and are you, in any way,
less a queen than Helen?
or less needful, in your heart,
of a thousand ships of lovers?
( one seabus at a time )