It's been awhile

Since I last felt the sting.

It's been a trying trial

On occasion, I can feel it coiling.

It's not extreme

But ever-present

And though the journey is upstream

I doubt I'll start a descent

For support in abundance

Is what I receive,

And is seen not as redundance,

For that shall grant me no reprieve.

From a lass of sweetest mood

With more than a bit of certitude.