Meditation of Hands
Landscape, 02-2
These Hands
Have
Brushed the hair from the faces of trusting people
Pulled my first pop-top off a can
Handled lots of money
Helped smoke a lot of doobies
Formed sheet metal which is probably still heating people in their homes
What else do you want to know about my hands?
They have
Made faces in windows
Hit angry people
Lashed barges
Held lines
Climbed ladders
Waved to pretty girls
...and children
...and older people along countless rivers
Held binoculars
Waved people on
They have
Brushed kitty litter out of my bed
Picked boogers
Scratched ears
Swam in countless waterways
Tuned radars
Pulled people out of water who didn't want to go in
and some who did
Told people I missed it by this much
Washed windows and cars
Held hands
Tied shoes
Drawn pictures
Climbed trees
Given boosts
Changed tires
Pumped gas
Checked oil
Dug ditches
Written checks
...and letters
What else do you want tknow know about my hands?
They have
Cut food
Made dinner
Filled bags of leaves with my dad
Pushed cars around with my brother
Picked up children
Wiped bottoms
A lot
Among other things.
Have
Brushed the hair from the faces of trusting people
Pulled my first pop-top off a can
Handled lots of money
Helped smoke a lot of doobies
Formed sheet metal which is probably still heating people in their homes
What else do you want to know about my hands?
They have
Made faces in windows
Hit angry people
Lashed barges
Held lines
Climbed ladders
Waved to pretty girls
...and children
...and older people along countless rivers
Held binoculars
Waved people on
They have
Brushed kitty litter out of my bed
Picked boogers
Scratched ears
Swam in countless waterways
Tuned radars
Pulled people out of water who didn't want to go in
and some who did
Told people I missed it by this much
Washed windows and cars
Held hands
Tied shoes
Drawn pictures
Climbed trees
Given boosts
Changed tires
Pumped gas
Checked oil
Dug ditches
Written checks
...and letters
What else do you want tknow know about my hands?
They have
Cut food
Made dinner
Filled bags of leaves with my dad
Pushed cars around with my brother
Picked up children
Wiped bottoms
A lot
Among other things.
