I measured his toes
against the segments
of my fingers
in those first few days
just brushing the bottoms
of his feet made him jerk
away, ticklish
now those toes are open
and wounded
I’ve carried him home
cleaned and calmed
my gut tells me to tear
out every brick in the city
punish the sidewalk
0 responses so far ↓
There are no comments yet...Kick things off by filling out the form below.
Leave a Comment