My Ankles
I am now 100 years old and still feel the same anxiety about my fat legs and wide ankles.
Ode to My Ankles
I never gave you a thought
If I did it came to naught
I apologize to ankles mine
Who made my life so fine.
While I bicycled and ran
I never said your name.
Thoughtless me.
In all the years never held you dear
But you finally showed me how
In a single moment I fell
and POW!
My ankles were an uninvited guest
So I make a vow
To my ankles I will bow.
March 25, 2018. This poem was a birthday gift to Ken, who broke his right ankle slipping on the ice in Minneapolis a month earlier.
Measurements
I decided to measure my legs as I feel they change sizes.
Ankle Left 10 inches Right 10 inches
Calf Left 15 inches Right 15 inches
Thigh Left 19 inches Right 19 inches
February 19, 2018
