04-13-2022, 04:37 AM
A Little Palsy
Back in the nineteenth century
a man would say about accomplishing
some trivial task, it would be
“Easy as kiss my hand.”
Meaning obviously, what could be simpler
requiring less dexterity
than bringing palm to lips–
not like patting one’s self
on the head, which is out of sight.
But now, but now my hand can’t find
the home row on my keyboard or avoid
the knife as I cut supper vegetables...
it’s age, this sneaking, growing
treason of the hand I never thought
to kiss while it still loved me.
Back in the nineteenth century
a man would say about accomplishing
some trivial task, it would be
“Easy as kiss my hand.”
Meaning obviously, what could be simpler
requiring less dexterity
than bringing palm to lips–
not like patting one’s self
on the head, which is out of sight.
But now, but now my hand can’t find
the home row on my keyboard or avoid
the knife as I cut supper vegetables...
it’s age, this sneaking, growing
treason of the hand I never thought
to kiss while it still loved me.
Non-practicing atheist