Blacksmith

forging love again
on an anvil
with these hands
whose fingernails
are forever dead
as a result
of misdirected blows
after working alone
without help at all
in the past.
so please understand
I have to ask you
to hold the iron
in place for me
so I can concentrate
only on wielding
precise strikes
so we can create
a perfect love for us,
and I promise
not to hit your fingers :)