Thimble of Trouble - Sept. 14, 2024

I just bet in that whole sloppy

seafood soup we call the brain

there’s probably a thimble of broth

which moves us to take bad chances

do stupid things  lie and cheat

perhaps it’s just a thirst for danger

or daring when everything’s going well

the decision to take a hot forbidden

sip from the bottom of the full bowl

and scald our tongue

no one forgets the feeling

of cowering in forgiveness

a cure worse than any

third degree burn