Beside the telephone
a full-size, professional
real leather
punchbag
on a hefty, weighted
non-shift stand
and with a substantial
recoil
inscribed in fine gold lettering
'I am sent to try you'
that deals with
the human
and the divine
aspects
together
(For Tara)
Michael Shepherd
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/poem-for-the-sorely-tested/