war wound
from my losing battle
with a garage door:

fingernail mashed
in the closing crack

and now the
black-and-blue
half-moon rising
from the cuticle

“you’re gonna lose that nail”

sage prediction from
friends and family

thanks
now I have something
to look forward to

in the next
lunar-nail cycle

05/01/2002

Posted on 05/01/2002
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