on old metal roof and pounds back in
all the little nails rattled loose
over years of weather
since most the work
is getting on the roof at all.
Such whack-a-mole maintenance appeals
to one so poor at installing and repairing.
I figure prevention is nine tenths of the law
so now I find and fix loose screws everywhere
like on thresholds, outlets, trim (and you too).
Likewise, I’d rather go to counseling
to get my hang ups hammered out
before a mental health meltdown.
You tell me I am brave for going
but I don’t really understand:
to me, bravery is wrangling broken gutters from debris
in the middle of a gusty storm
instead of sitting on the roof on a sunny day,
calmly pounding nails back in, one by one.
--Ellen H.
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