2010 -- 3.1 (Fall) Poetry

What Happened to Your Leg?

What happened to your leg?
Was it a car accident?
Was it your fault?
Did anyone die?
No.

What happened to your leg?
Was it a motorcycle wreck?
Was it a Harley?
Did a car cut it off?
No.

What happened to your leg?
Iraq?
Land mine?
Get it shot off?
No.

What happened to your leg?
Leprosy?
Painful?
Did it rot away?
No.

What happened to your leg?
Alligator?
Sneak attack?
Did it get ripped clean off?
No.

Let me ask you,
Do I know you?
Are we friends?
No.

by Jay Foulk

Biography

I’m a totally serious, quiet person who loves his church and conservative values.