My Wife, Merlin the Surgeon
Posted: Friday, June 12, 2009
by Jeff Brown
Inner Projection
I sit up, on guard, sniffing the
ocean breeze
But with spine missing I have a tendency to slouch.
What am I checking for, anyway? I've forgotten.
Maybe you can help me, there by the window, in bed, next to me.
Maybe the clam can shed some light on my problem? After all,
it knows quite a bit about scent, and there's that ability to track.
What do you mean? You ask sleepily. Well, how else
do they stay in packs with such shifting fortunes of sand?
What can you tell me you usually edible, bivavlel mollusk?
Do you desire to be with others? Or is it merely
instinct that keeps you from permanent separation?
Do you seek with tenacity, and do you and yours really care?
I've cared, but recently have found doing so absurd.
You slip under the covers and flip me your rump as I ponder
the difficulties of wife with Merlin and surgery on her side.
Surely she's been given these gifts for good reason.
I don't know how she does it. She's never even moved her arms once.
But the results are without question remarkably effective.
One moment I'm poised and sitting upright, then wham!
she's probed, scalped, and removed a perfectly good set of vertebrae.
Next she's got that cone and hat with stars working its mighty incantations.
Merlin sure would be proud. I'm a man, a mouse, a cat, a dog, and lately
I've looked silly on all fours asking to be let out to pee.
But with spine missing I have a tendency to slouch.
What am I checking for, anyway? I've forgotten.
Maybe you can help me, there by the window, in bed, next to me.
Maybe the clam can shed some light on my problem? After all,
it knows quite a bit about scent, and there's that ability to track.
What do you mean? You ask sleepily. Well, how else
do they stay in packs with such shifting fortunes of sand?
What can you tell me you usually edible, bivavlel mollusk?
Do you desire to be with others? Or is it merely
instinct that keeps you from permanent separation?
Do you seek with tenacity, and do you and yours really care?
I've cared, but recently have found doing so absurd.
You slip under the covers and flip me your rump as I ponder
the difficulties of wife with Merlin and surgery on her side.
Surely she's been given these gifts for good reason.
I don't know how she does it. She's never even moved her arms once.
But the results are without question remarkably effective.
One moment I'm poised and sitting upright, then wham!
she's probed, scalped, and removed a perfectly good set of vertebrae.
Next she's got that cone and hat with stars working its mighty incantations.
Merlin sure would be proud. I'm a man, a mouse, a cat, a dog, and lately
I've looked silly on all fours asking to be let out to pee.
Sniffing the breeze amongst her
genteel snores and snorts, the significance?
I can only wonder.
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Top-level comments on this article: (8 total)Hi Jeff.Well written and very thought provoking. If I asked myself the same question what would be my answer?..."Do I desire to be with others? Or is it merely my instinct that keeps me from permanent separation. Do I seek with tenacity and do I really care?"Best regards,NenitaThanks Nenita
Very, very good, Jeff. I had to read it twice, yet both times it made me nod my head. Great job!Thanks Michael.
WOW, Jeff. This is very deep, and quite entertaining as well. Thanks for sharing this with us.Thanks RonyaeNo, Jeff. Thank you. You have such impressionable writing, and I admire that (smile).
Jeff, pure genius. Really enjoyed this one.Marc, thanks so much for your kind words.
Hi Jeff, thanks for such an insightful writing. It's very thought provoking and sincere :)Thanks, Aldric.
Wow - there is a lot in this article and needs re-readingYes, and that's poetry. It should be, according to how I was taught, something to re-visit for additional meanings. Thanks for reading.
You've got my five stars. Outstanding!Thanks Judy. You're so kind.
I love the metaphor of Merlin and surgery as the guy being emotionally punished by his wife. Real nice.
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