- Gary Hunter
I Like My Feet - Oct. 19, 2022
except for the wrinkled
elephant skin on the sole
and the big toe’s cabinet
knob on its knuckle
odd too the fat blue veins
that crisscross the surface
like confused creeks
with nowhere to drain
then there’s
that black gnarled nail
and the even scarier one
that’s missing
my heal is tough
and well-padded
a weathered guide
that directs the tour
of course they’ve all
been careless tripped
and sent me sprawling
bloodied other parts
but they also never failed
to lean down
and help me
get back up