my body and soul in a boxers ring
the ref has been shot, throttled, and kinged
compliant to no one, inside is a known run
yet all parties here are the foe
are the loser the liar and lo--
the body is violent.
the audience: god, and they sit there silent.
soul socked, blocked, and bruised, he shivers to quiet
and body, it staggers and quivers in triumph
but it shakes and it cries because its eyes are mine
for a fire inside
does not inspire
but burns and hollows to rinds
soul, he delivers a blind hit.
in stride and in mind, an inmate of wildness.
of trial-less, unending, childish depending, spiraling slightly askew
and of tiredness.
the soul, he kneels, and body, it keels
the ref has revived and is quick to the meal
she tears apart body and dips into soul
there's only one answer
as god keeps their hands still
no matter the way that it's told.
it, he, they, she, me
09/25/21
