1.
Persevering
As all get out—
And badass through
And through,
Like that sleek black
Crow on the back of that
Nonchalant white
Ewe, plucking away
At her sullied,
Ragged fleece.
2.
In lieu of maggots, dear
Reader, a tireless natural
Born killer of life-
Threatening blood-
Sucking fleas and ticks
Infesting the body
Poetic, too.