To Arms

by Tim Ruckle


my golden arm has turned
to pink prosthesis
aching to perspire

red nails chipped unbitten
rotten leather straps
and rusted clasps dissolve

too petulant to point
to grasp or to be hidden
no sycophant beckons to glad the hand

the white shadow widens
with mannequin laughter
venusian applause

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