Available Heart…by Robert M. Katzman
© October 30, 2013
Not born
Spit from the earth
More like something unwanted
Which he was
And he knew it
Not raised, forged
Beaten and terrorized
He grew an exterior of slate
Insolent and imperfect
When something went wrong with his body
The rude husk of this impatient man
When offered a choice of surgery or waiting
He’d say:
“Just cut it, fix it and be done with it”
Pain expected and pain delivered
What else was there? (Read on …)