This year
Tried to break me
With anguish
Pleasures so acute
They were indistinguishable
As a mute singing
To their gods
The impersonal furies
Their heartfelt heralds
Sought to carve their names
Into my bones
But here I remain
Further forward
Despite a glacial pace
So deep it made me wonder
If I moved at allmade
But I look back
See the scarred ruins
Look down then up
The wine of persistence
Sweet on my lips
Still, reach beneath
My shirt, rough palm
Against a heart which holds
rhythm no matter how off the time
the world appears
I remain
Harder
Better
Faster
Stronger
And sat, smiling as
I consider how
Little frightens me anymore
And when I hold you
It is with the strength
Of grace
Remember, my love
I can endure anything
So let your winds howl
the rains fall
And my smile
Persistent buddha
A bear, gentle even as I lick blood
From my teeth
Nostrils aflare
At the honey of your
Presence
MB Blissett 