my autoimmune disease attacking my bones
at the hip joint and spine I limp down the hall
to the water fountain where I joke but am serious
about needing a cane at my old job
there was one guy who brought a cane
to work each day but not out of need
more of an accessory when asked about it
he said something about using it to beat the ground
in front of him to check for snakes in Georgia
where he was from which sounded like
horseshit to me and a good way to get bit
I think it won’t be long before my father