Precarious - Oct. 8, 2024

she asked me to glue

her broken toilet seat

back together

I chose clear epoxy

like liquid braces

for broken bones

and when you sit down

to do your business

“finish quickly, don’t dawdle”

I told her

“short poems like this one

are probably safe”

but no guaranteeprecarious

she asked me to glue

her broken toilet seat

back together

I chose clear epoxy

like liquid braces

for broken bones

and when you sit down

to do your business

“finish quickly, don’t dawdle”

I told her

“short poems like this one

are probably safe”

but no guarantee