5.
Knight / Dawn
The darkness of the Texas central plains
diluted by
a sleek twin-engine
winging
a low celestial profile.
The pilot was a young veteran
in service of his county
in service of others.
His name
was Grimaldi
until recently.
The passenger,
a tight-fitting combat outfit
who must advance
the moment, a one-man
military,
a heavy autoloading weap-
on of war
[was Bolan.]
In the glow from the plane’s instrument panel,
the eyes were
ice that seemed to see.
