all fall down
tuesday
was
a very cold
but
dry day
no snow
no ice
clear streets
i walked to the subway
started down the stairs
hand on the rail
midway down
my foot
hit something
caught on something
i felt myself begin to fall
i grabbed
the handrail
tighter
my knees
buckled
my left foot
twisted
my arm
wrenched
my body
went
down
two
three
steps
before
stopping
landing on my knees
sort of
my whole being
was tingling
i felt so strange
my feet
felt
like
they were vibrating
the shin of my right leg
was
throbbing
my left ankle
hurt
so badly
i can't describe it
i got to my feet
slowly
trying
to
compose
myself
so stupid
instead of sitting down
regrouping
i walked
slowly
not steadily
through the turnstile
down the platform
little by little
my feet
seemed
to come back to themselves
the vibrating eased
the train pulled in
i got on
and
i sat down
i debated
whether to stay sitting
on the local
or
change to the express
i didn't want to give in
so
i got off at 72nd
waited for the express
taking note of the scuff marks on the boots
my leggings seemed unmarked
no tears
but
my shin
was throbbing
the big toe
on
my right foot
felt weird
when i got to the office
i went to the bathroom
pulled up my pants leg
oh boy
what a mess
my right shin was scrapped raw
bleeding
a gash
about 2-3 inches long
i sprayed it with bactine
wiped it off
opened
the first aid kit
to find the towelettes were dried up
but
the antibiotic ointment
was still viable
so were the bandaids
after i patched myself up
i went to my desk
went online
bought a new first aid kit
wednesday morning
every
bone
in
my body
ached
by the end of the day
my left ankle
was
purple
swollen
aching badly
my back
decided
to start spasming
i am seeing my masseuse on saturday
treating myself to a massage
because
boy
do i ever need one
so how's your week been so far?
these are not the stairs fell down
and
ts not signed
