Morning thought

Listened to Fresh Air yesterday, with Terri interviewing a brain surgeon. I admit to ongoing interest in the brain. My fun fact for the day was that the brain requires a ton of blood to operate. Of course it does.

I wonder if

At night

The brain still requires

A quarter of the blood

The heart pumps;

Or if maybe

The rest of the body

Is able to store up

More blood at night.

I know

It probably doesn’t work that way

This is just me wondering

In the morning

With a brain

Pulling new blood

And a cup of hot coffee.

Thank you, Kelly Flanagan, for your blog post this morning http://drkellyflanagan.com/ .  Yes.  

I have long had the skill to help people quit things.  I have also never figured out how to list it on a resume.  It tends not to be something employers are looking for.

I have become

The go-to teacher

For lessons

In saying no.

This shocks

The very blood

Coursing through my veins.

Minnesota blood.

I stand in parking lots.

People approach me,

On the sly

Almost as if I am

A drug dealer.

They say

So-and-so told me

You can help me

Quit this thing

I no longer want to do.

I stand next to parked cars,

In darkened hallways.

You have a choice

I say

You have options.

It is entirely possible

To say No

And move on

To the next thing.

It is then my blood runs cold.

Minnesota blood.

Me

The girl from the Upper Midwest

I deal out noes

Like candy.