Rough places made smooth

Today with certified clean teeth, and near-certified clean carotid arteries, I vacuum the living room and clip flowers from the garden for the front table.


This afternoon I begin the CADC internship at Serenity House.  Another new beginning.  I run my tongue over my teeth and remember.

It is easier to keep things clean

Than do it all

From scratch

In the first place.

I have just returned from the dentist

With now clean teeth.

My tongue finds the rough places

Made smooth.

It is almost biblical.

I search for the right psalm

To quote.

I wait for the call

From the doctor.

If the technician is to be believed,

It promises to certify

My carotid arteries

Plaque-free,

The blood flow to my brain

Clear and free.

Today I begin again:

Clean teeth,

Clean arteries.

Clean slate.

I vacuum the living room,

Put flowers from the garden

On the front table.

My tongue finds the rough places

Made smooth.

I am reminded:

Today I begin again.