Convalescence

Weeks after ankle surgery, a compression sock fights the tyranny of swelling and inflammation that makes wearing normal shoes a bridge too far

(purple diction is one sign of too much television, too many documentaries, all out daydreaming)

Our hero, jaw set, intent on life after wartime, forges ahead

eyes on the horizon

only slightly aware that he’s still an oddity

the least interesting attraction fleeing a discount zoo

fragile steps taken

one then two then

down this road

toward the road ahead

and the road ahead of that

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