Sunday, August 3, 2008

The Sinister Side

"You know, isn't it interesting how the left, or sinister, twin is invariably the evil one."
Dr. Hibbert, Treehouse of Horror VII


My left side is sinister and treacherous.
Do I split it, like a log, to heap upon the winter fires? Or do I shave it off, one slice at a time, stacking it up on rye with hot mustard and a pickle?

My left side causes pain. From my temple, down my neck, to the inflammation of the sacroliac joint to the plantar fasciitis in my heel, my sinister side throbs with pain. Shots of pulsating shards shoot up my forearm and into the knuckles of my index and middle fingers
as I type.





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