i bought a book
was reading it on the subway
looked at my sneakers
saw through my sneakers
couldn't stop thinking about the nail and read
thought i should cut my toenails
in case when i got drunk later
my shoes and socks came off
and people saw my long yellow nail
hanging above my big toe
with those little black collections of
whatever under the edges
but if i clip it i feel like the whole
nail will shatter because it is unhealthy
i cannot keep reading and not think of
the toenail
i feel the toenail on the back of my tongue
im afraid if i clip it
the nail will shatter
the words in the book put pressure
on the nail and make me cringe
i feel that toenail shattering
it is making me make a face
that i have to hide behind the book
internet literature
Saturday, February 9, 2008
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