the amputation

missing a vital organ

When you were a kid,
life removed a part of
you --

that never bothered me.

anyone can live
without a limb.

but you neglected to tell me
the nurses put the paint
in the wrong place,
and the surgeon
also took your
heart.

Reviews

[Delmar Cooper]

Reading this poem I can take away two different meanings. A person is resentfully heartless because of the loss of a limb. Or. "By the buster, that stump isn't your real problem."

I prefer to read the second.

[Lyn Anderson]

The second interpretation is, in fact, what I intended. Oddly, the first did not occur to me. Thanks for pointing that out.

[Pryde Foltz]

Hey … I think I know that guy, but then there are few of them around. Medical marvels:) Great write, KL.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks so much I love your visits.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

a sardonic smile, but such a serious message...

can live without a limb, but not without a heart...and if we do live, we really might as well be dead....

time to sue the surgeon.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks, I appreciate your stopping in, again. :)

[Honey-Bee]

Good one! This is quit humorous. love it! and the surgeon also took your heart. He must be a very heartless man. I to am not sure about the paint.

[Lyn Anderson]

psst, I will PM you ...

[Frieda P]

You threw me with 'the paint', had to think on that one a second...as always you hit your mark!

[Lyn Anderson]

Yes, should I add an author's note?

[Frieda P]

No way, why should I be the only one to have to figure it out....ha maybe I'm just slow tonight....

[Lyn Anderson]

Okie, we will see what people say, that is, if anyone else reads it :)

[Frieda P]

Probably not what they'd expect from the title, but with you, ya never know what you're gonna get!!