one
at a time
the vertebrae
of my spine
realign
in the
morning
when I get up
the clavicles
crack
the limbs
creak
the jaw
is numb
at the first
yawn
there’s a
shooting
pain that
spreads
and again
one vertebra
at a time
is all lined up
down the spine
but it’s not over
when finally
at night
I go to bed
the ankles
are full of
bubbles of air
ready to burst
at every sudden jolt
they shake, they move
involuntarily
a tick, tack, crack
of lazy bones