Sometimes do I
hit my forehead.
with the soft parts
of my clenched fists?
I do. I see this happen
to others occasionally –
either in reality or in the
various fictional avenues
of art and literature. Miri
am Margolyes eats an
onion and then pounds her
breasts using the finger-
faces of her fists like an
ape, a seemingly similar
feat to the brow-beating,
but I couldn’t begin to tell
(although I have my ideas)
which of these two boxing
styles are more painful.
Which is likely not the
point. I mean, the
real pain has already
occurred for one to
beat themself up so,
it surely seems to me.
Though in reality, the
scene with Miriam
might’ve only included
the munching of
