Original DDE™ art: “Wobblingly Woozy” — by: rob kistner © 3/9/26.
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scan of my beeping phone — Amazon Fresh at 4:00 AM
text glowing — a delivery — frozen groceries on my stoop
packages under the porch light — bulging paper bags—
breathing cold air — I step softly onto my quiet deck
still — the street sleeps while my hushed door opens
my front light waking to extinguish the darkness
colony of simple shapes flank the wooden porch-planks
brown bags with handles standing patiently waiting
hunch of caution murmurs somewhere in my stomach
balance lately has not been a sure companion
lose my focus — suddenly I awkwardly fall backward
when reaching carelessly for the next grocery bag
rattling my nerves when my damned heel catches—
fridge doors are just not a soft place to land
crunch of stiff cardboard box folding underfoot
is followed by my tailbone sharply meeting tile
life compresses to a flash-bang of excruciating pain
my shrill shrieks filling the humming kitchen air
fits of unbridled expletives erupt spontaneously
indescribable pain spreads throughout my butt
grasping for counter to steady the spinning room
until the floor releases its claim to my gluteus
chains of stars still floating aloft in my head—
I try putting groceries away — wobblingly woozy
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Original DDE™ art: ”Gettin’ Too Old” by: rob kistner © 3/9/26 rob kistner © 2/26/ii26