Doom
Herb Kauderer
Hobbled in alien chains
the noble hero routine fails.
Sinew cannot break
this unknown metal.
A strong heart cannot tumble down
the stones in these prison walls.
A hero’s handsomeness cannot sway
non-human guards who do not look.
Only a keen-edged mind
can set him free.
He is sentenced to eternity.
Atsatrohn Nov/Dec 1993
