My Bony Knees

 Oh, 

weapon of the ancients.

Your propensity to hit adventurers 

in the knee is a cliche mystery.

They aimed for the heart 

but always came up short. 

Was it lousy aim, 

a loose bowstring,

or is a person's heart

found in the knee?

A vital body part 

that allows you to roam free. 


I bow to you,

bow,

which has hit my bony knee.

Nothing remains but pain.

My weighted knees

still scrape the pavement, 

and my insecurities are still splattered like chalk.

I bow to you, bow, which has made me feel again.

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