Forgiveness

1

Pound, beat
the stone
for nervous blood:

attack
with rain,
tap, sluice it, flood:

it will not break:
the fact
not yield:

my granite words
are not
repealed.

2

Blind stroke
blind lash of hurt,
let go;

dead waiting
end.
No overthrow

shall strike
(redeem)
this core of stone:

no weapon
but
your eyes alone.