Hang On

[nibbed]

Hang On
 
In the yard a rope hangs
from a large tree. You                     Maybe a different personal
used to swing. A giddy feeling          pronoun, and/or name 
rode your shoulder whispering          specific?
 “higher, higher”.
 
Now you shuffle
with a gait where the weight         
of a troll *being *dragged                   *omit?
*across *the *floor kicks                     
at your calves and pummels             
every inch of your limbs.
It gnaws at your knees                   
and screeches all night.                     
 
So you lie awake.                            
                                                       Surprising twist, it reminded
A giddy dream swings                        me of the troll of arthritis!
from one use of that rope,                  Thank you for the privilege
to another.                                        of critiquing your work.