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handstones

I pushed the blanket of
yellow leaves off the cement.
Same as always:
   they are back!
Why bother to sweep them?
They will rot. She said,
(as I prepared to give her a one-handed massage)
      �You shouldn�t ride a bike!�

And I thought:

�I have to find a reasonable level of risk
      between

telecommuting from Norway while wrapped in a thick sheaf of California King-size comforters and eating only what I can have delivered by trustworthy organic providers

      and

dedicating myself to blindfolded kung-fu jungle warfare hang-gliding.�

      I�ve got to ride a bike, woman!
   There�s no joy for me on this 72 metro bus. It aches like a mistake
like herpes
or a heartbreak

this broken wing
an injured haunch
this crippled thing

I tried to get a jump on Christmas
but it got the jump on me

I�ll be healed about the time I get used to doing things in 100 steps

�	Put down the glass
�	Pick up the pitcher and pour
�	Switch hands
�	Lean the pitcher against my chest
�	Open the fridge
�	Prop the door with my leg
�	Put the pitcher back in
�	Take the Vicodin�
�	Pick up the glass and swollow

I had two chances to look at my tender swollen lump before they wrapped it up in a shiny blue sheath of rock hard cloth making a six week house for a very stinky arm.

Comments

nice stuff Daniel,
when you get a minute remember your Dharma Brother and give me a call. I got tomorrow off (Thursday)
have some ideas. A-ron

Pssst.. happy birthday ;)