Goldilocks And The Spear Of Longinus Poem by Robert Rorabeck

Daddy laid me down in bed
He said,

“I saw Goldilocks
In the surf up to her
Breasts holding the Spear of
Longinus
The caps of waves
Swirling in little red pools
Sunlight riding hoods
Of the giant beasts circling
Her.

I yelled, ‘Goldilocks,
What are you doing? ’

Goldilocks replied in the
Sun,
“I’ve already killed 3
Grizzlies and ate their
Porridge,
Slept in their beds too-
Now I’m sporting
Deadlier prey.

Come in
And kiss me
If you dare.”

“Did you kiss her? ” I asked Daddy.

“No, ” he said. “I was too afraid.
So I married your mother.”