Limb

 

It took about 25 days,

No about about it, it was 

exactly 25 days, for the 

courage to swell 

large enough in the heart for 

the brain to 

temporarily black out so that 

the fingers could type a message of

simple greeting and 

clever connection.

 

Hey there 

(this is higher than it looked from the windowsill)

No

Hey th—- 

(will it hold my weight?)

Ugh

He——— 

(would I need x-rays if I fell from here?)

Sigh

 

Words

my lifelong faithful armor now

prick my fingers when I 

try to put them on and 

now there’s blood on the 

keyboard I should really

clean that up and wash my 

hands of this until 

tomorrow you know 

what never mind.