21 September 2007

In the Clearing Stands a Boxer

And a fighter by his trade.
And he carries the reminders of every glove that laid him down or cut him
'til he cried out in his anger and his shame
"I am leaving, I am leaving,"
but the fighter still remains.

4 comments:

tiffany said...

your story is seldom told...
motly because your blog is set to private, i think.

Mad Scientist said...

Lie luh-lie.

Lie luh-lie lie lie luh-lie, lie luh-lie.

Lie luh-LIE lie lie luh-lie luh-luh-luh-lie lie.

I helped.

tiffany said...

how sad is it that i had to sing along with your 'luh-lies' to make sure that you had it right?

Mary Flannery-Scientist said...

That's it. You're moving to Tulsa to be my best friend.