John Agard — By All Means Bless

By all means bless the cloth that wiped the face of Jesus By all means bless the towel that unfolds an infant like miraculous bread By all means bless the towel the boxer returns to - a brief harbour after a harassing round By all means bless the sacred silk that garbs the sumo's amplitude of loin But I say this also bless the towel that unwraps your buttocks (fresh out of the shower) with such casual ease we overlook life's small epiphanies