Two forces collide
Right
Left
Left Again.
Gloved fists beat into bone and blood
The stone will never move
The ox will make the stone move
Left hook
Right hook
two jabs.
The ox beats the stone
The ox hammers the stone
The ox hurts the stone’s feelings
Uppercut
Right
Right Again
Left.
The stone cracks
The ox breaks its horn
Jab
Jab
Right hook.
The Boxer’s ribs are cracked
The Boxer’s ribs are broken
Left cross
Right cross
Uppercut.
Fist connects to skull
The Boxer’s world is black
Then its white
Now its back to normal
Two jabs
Left
Left Again.
The Boxer’s world is the ring
The world begins at one post and ends at another
Left
Right
Right Again
Left
Left Again.
One eye is swollen shut
The other blinded by blood
Jab
Jab
Left hook
Right cross
Uppercut.
The blood clears away
Now the Boxer’s world is the ceiling
And the lights
Both real and imagined.
The world goes black
Then white.
Oct 8, 2014
Oct 8, 2014 at 3:59 PM UTC
Two forces collide
Right
Left
Left Again.
Gloved fists beat into bone and blood
The stone will never move
The ox will make the stone move
Left hook
Right hook
two jabs.
The ox beats the stone
The ox hammers the stone
The ox hurts the stone’s feelings
Uppercut
Right
Right Again
Left.
The stone cracks
The ox breaks its horn
Jab
Jab
Right hook.
The Boxer’s ribs are cracked
The Boxer’s ribs are broken
Left cross
Right cross
Uppercut.
Fist connects to skull
The Boxer’s world is black
Then its white
Now its back to normal
Two jabs
Left
Left Again.
The Boxer’s world is the ring
The world begins at one post and ends at another
Left
Right
Right Again
Left
Left Again.
One eye is swollen shut
The other blinded by blood
Jab
Jab
Left hook
Right cross
Uppercut.
The blood clears away
Now the Boxer’s world is the ceiling
And the lights
Both real and imagined.
The world goes black
Then white.