preternatural

could you
crack open a skull
like dropping an egg
and climb inside the goo
to know what they
would do
would you
burrow in like a beetle
and with mandibles chew
as if some way
that could imbue
you with their
sense or smarts
their talents or their arts
to give you
preternatural skill
instead of still
the clumsy clod
you could
metaphorically
barehanded bend
the iron rod
and single-bounded
tall buildings leap
if some way their power
to reap and keep
could you
would you