Long
hath the Chiseler
Been
chiseling me—
Cutting
my corners,
Shaving
my chinks,
Chipping
my childness,
Splitting
my seems,
Polishing
my roughness,
Shaping
my sling,
Bashing
my blunders,
Sanding
my grains,
Carving
my hands,
Cleaning
my stains,
Cracking
my marble,
Smashing
my stone,
Making
me mastered,
Hammering
me whole—
Long
hath the Chiseler
Been
chiseling me
Strong,
naked, and clean.
