.knocking.bones.

you never liked
me knocking my bones
the dull impact as
something in my skin
came into contact
with the outside world

millions of microfractures
it is said, over time
will regrow into stronger bones.
but one major fracture will floor you

i bounce my elbows together
i flick a pen back and forth against my shin
i tap my fingers on my ribs, my skull
as if i were punching into a typewriter, out of paper
or fingering frets on a stringless guitar
there is no soft hand coming between myself
staying my knees and wrists
no voice saying,
"Stop it, that really creeps me out."