breaking a toe sometime after midnight
and not waking up. problem is,
my body keeps squirming in sleep. limbs writhe,
hands shift, feet wriggle. the wound is exacerbated.
it's not a bit. I hobble now. I'll hobble till I'm better,
I suppose. cheap metal cane at my side
you can hear me coming. metal clicks and rubber
thuds on linoleum, treated wood, carpet.
I'm a pain pill popper now. I don't dare go to the doctor.
let it heal on its own. like I did with the hand.
after some time has flown, maybe everything will be grand.
I'll go into work and take a bow; ready to be the good proctor.