Honest Ground

be on the ground the honest ground be still among the trees be on the ground beneath the mist and hear the silence breathe be on the ground your naked birth impressions in the clay discard your clothes your shallow girth the habit you enslave be on the ground be far from hope a womans wish to please be on your feet be in the street be fighting for your gain in equal poise ignore the noise stand focussed in the rain be at the front the final stint the glory of defeat be in the ground in rest below the tire of treading feet