so it goes

i burn my hand
on the oven, a blister arrives
quickly.

i run it under cold water
from the sink,

letting it pour as i look out the window.

there is a throbbing pain,
redness and swelling, but

i don't curse the stove,
the hot iron,
the flame.

i did this to me. no one else
is to blame.
and so it goes
for almost all things.