Anatomy Of A Case
Anatomy can't be beyond your wit:
Not being able to do chores or play
A game with kids does not mean too unfit
To toss a Christmas tree a mile away
Or fake a contest winner's smile. The harm
My car crash did means I'm in constant pain,
Yet it does not affect my throwing arm
Or facial muscles, Judge, because my brain
Feels crash pain only in my middle back,
Attached to which is neither arm nor face.
Contrariwise, I lift no heavy sack,
As it would wrack my back ... I rest my case,
Soliciting for five years' wages lost ...
Excuse me, Judge, you what—my case is tossed?
(First published on 11th March, 2024 in
Oddball Magazine. Story here) |
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