Chronic Pain
An old man with broken teeth
sits on the house steps
where he spits and sputters
hurling invectives
at no one in particular
I try to ignore him,
walk carefully past, keys
in hand just in case.
He is mostly a nuisance,
but sometimes, especially at night,
he lashes out, his talon fingers
scratching at the moon,
shrieking my name.
so vivid. fantastic.
Thank you!
Great imagery and great move at the end
Wonderful description. Shivers at the ending.
“talon fingers/ scratching at the moon” is striking
Title makes it real