Half past eight
in the A.M.
found me at a local college
for CPR certification.
Five minutes into
an introductory movie
showing a resuscitation
in progress,
I was dizzy with thoughts
of heart and lungs and brains.
Head spinning,
heart pounding,
workbook in hand,
I bolted,
the last words heard
“You get the paddles
and I’ll shave his chest.”
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Once home,
breath returned to normal
with the nurturing help of
green tea,
green bud and
the relatively peaceful work of
resuscitating
the bland aesthetic
of the Christmas honey jars,
stamping a brass bee
into hot beeswax.
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#dontseatmenexttoanemergencydoor #fearfulofdeath #ishouldbeyourlastresort #anurseillneverbe
(at At Home in Napa)