"Anatomy of Perspective"

by Monica Petter


As I shaved my legs this morning,
I noticed that I couldn’t really feel the razor.


A day in the life of a chronic illness.


Ironically,
I noticed that I hadn’t noticed.


It wasn’t in my nature –
Dwelling on the negative.


My wiring an oxymoron.


I watched a man inch his way
To a soda machine – his right side reluctant to cooperate.


He got the soda.
I cheered his spirit from the sidelines.


I realized we are the minority.


I watched a perfectly healthy woman
Drag her heavy attitude around a store bemoaning her life.


I couldn’t say a word.
It would be the corpse in Prada on her soap box.


I looked too healthy.


Diseased anatomy is quite difficult to watch –
Diseased perspective is impossible to understand –


The grim reaper in a tuxedo.





I don't get bad attitudes.... ~M

 
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