Fractured silly ankle

But let's focus on my good ankle,

the one the surgeon didn't even look at

I am touching it now and smiling,

its tendons firm like elevator cables

the fractured, silly ankle will get better

but it will take time and until then

it's talking to me constantly, yelling

from its footstool like a misbehaving child

whose punishment causes more problems

than the intial bad deed if only we could all

sit down and grow and repair.

I have given the x-ray to my friend

who works in collage, she has a few

commissions on the go at the moment

after no work coming in for almost a year

it's so typical. X-rays of fractured ankles

aren't really her thing but a doctor

in California claims to be able to fix spines

with positive thinking. I was sceptical too

until I saw the website but this is all about

the bad ankle again let's focus on the good

ankle so strong and accomplished

why can't I have an x-ray of that one?