of protection;
a display of penitence;
the vaguest
supplication, sarcastic
but exact—
and I'm terrified
because it's
been a long time
since I've done this—
and by "this," I mean
stopped being "I."
*
These hands are so
stubborn, they have minds
of their own.
stubborn, they have minds
of their own.
When they sign, they've
been known
to send some
very cryptic messages
which I'm certain
I never
intended them to send.
intended them to send.
*
There are times when heaven
throws down a rope,
when these blackeyed and
terrorized digits
grab hold.
Then, there are times
when it feels
like they're tweaking
and combing every fold
of my brain like a rake
just to try
to figure out who
was just speaking.
