the twinge of discomfort in my ribcage
is medium sized, the latest new pain
I know some in my situation would call
a doc, & the doc would schedule machines
to tell me nothing or diagnose disease
so I don’t call, instead I ask my ribcage
why don’t we build a wildlife retreat?
collect fallen branches into large piles
where mice & moles, beetles & bees
can sleep & breed — my ribcage agrees
a warm March 4th, it’s 50 out, I pull on
cotton camouflage pants, a light fleece,
work boots, work gloves, a blue cap
by the third branch the ribcage teaser
disappears, I’m young again, I believe
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