One afternoon
in Dignity Village:

THE MIRACLE OF RUSTY NAILS



Wordless thoughts
shuffle across wet asphalt,
body vacant, bent, defeated.
Life lost her.

With reason, or no reason,
what does it matter?
Bottom is bottom.


A stack of recycle lumber
infested with rusty nails –
“more metal than wood,” Jay grumbled;
slipping the claw of his hammer under a nail
…he gave her hand to the hammer.


All afternoon she pulled and twisted,
“making real lumber
for making real houses…”

“…real lumber,
real houses…”

Now evening comes
…with a smile.

Rusty nails
in 2x4s and 2x6s
gifting the pleasures
of self-esteem.

…I call it “The Miracle of Rusty Nails.”

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