Wednesday, January 25, 2012

chemotherapy III

I’m going eight rounds with this bruiser

he hits you in the legs
the gut
the hands
the feet
the head
the mouth
the teeth

what do I do?
do I fight back?

I sit there and take it
rope-a-dope

until he’s done his worst
and then I’ll struggle up off the mat
first on all fours
then stand up
one leg at a time
wipe the blood off my knuckles

then

kick away the tubes and bags
and stride into street
still standing
stronger

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