like the skin
on my index finger
under the first joint
it does not heal so quickly

still
i sit in silence
feel the tension in my groin
and pray

the morning muse
long gone
now makes way
for now

nearly every movement
hurts slightly
but is welcome
all the same

again with the shame
again with the awareness
of incompletion
what else is there

but yesterday
i helped a friend
it was easy
and made us both

happy

m(-_-)m