Poem: Arthritic

 

Arthritic

 

a splitting, stabbing branch

through fissures and crooks.

fireworks inflame muscle,

pain’s puppet show,

conducted by sparks of nervous system. 

tophus on toe, joints hobbled,

karma’s ridicule,

shunned by angels,

sins seep through winces.

where is god?

does hell even care?

‘what did i do??’

a vise irremovable,

invisible and callous,

heartless of judgement,

stranding the victim

solo.

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Off to get an MRI today.

"solo" instead of "alone," offers a little psychic hope, a potential for beauty and a 'making music' out of misery.   Meaning in pain.  Confrontation with 'god.'

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