Wisdom Spoke

foot in a blender skin sliced thin, jagged bicycle spokes spinning how i learned to wear shoes dad’s rottweiler-yelling as mom assesses claustrophobic on commode dinner would get cold cut into throat, nose, neck, spine* red beets** heel to toes ice cold perched and prepared by ER doc; airtight in butcher wrap dinner reheat — words caught in my throat tears freshen glass i gulp t’morrow’s door slams on my son’s thumb it hangs like a loose nail hanging out on the commode i scream the children’s father assesses my son’s sister slammed the door ...on the verge, pindrop suspense i warn my husband not to blame not to shame i carry wisdom in my pocket words to do no harm carry the son, unhinged with tears swaddle his sister with blanket am i better than my parents? i just have a leg up; this time my feet lead me, by example 10/28/2020 *reflexology reference **embarassment