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Homage to My Left Hand
May 29, 2015
Good for opening beer bottles,
but not for closing them
Steady on ivory, but not when clutching a pencil.
Coordinated enough to form bar chords,
but not enough to color pictures neatly.
Strong enough to lift a weight,
but not to deliver a slap.
Able to snap with ease,
but not to tug a flower from the ground.
Steady enough to eat rice, but not soup.
Elegant with painted nails;
not so good for nail painting.
Fine for braiding silky chestnut hair;
drags smudges across the page when writing.
© Jennifer P., Massapequa Park, NY
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