Silver Handles
he went around
drilling handles
in the doorways
of his daddy’s house
pulling on ‘em
with his weight
making sure
they’re secure
he put one
by the bathroom
one by the door
one by the stove
another by his chair
one up over there
over yonder
seems he put ‘em
everywhere
for the times
he can’t be there
sometimes, in life
‘ya need somebody
to hang a handle
in your doorway
a steel hand
to hold ‘ya up
when your legs
give out
TL