Henry Saul Zolinsky. Will Power. Harriet Monroe, ed. Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912-22

Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. 1912–22.

Will Power

By Henry Saul Zolinsky


I WOULD rather grind my teeth to powder,
I would rather tread barefoot on thin, sharp stones,
I would rather let the blood of my veins freeze to red ice,
And the muscles of my legs stiffen to cold stone,
Than be drawn by the warm breath	5
Of transient things.

I would rather—
But … yet …
I am being drawn … I am being drawn …