Shreds: “Paltry Headaches”

Marco Delrio

Thus, do I venture into cryptic lore,
If ancient tongues I fail to render clear,
Strange ‘twas to present me self more
In thoughts of yore, from centuries austere.
A foolish rhyme doth serve as bond,
‘Twixt heed and pride, a fragile bridge;
Yet thoughts do quake, a touch beyond,
With tremors more than erst they did.