the girl with long arms

she had

long arms, extremely long

arms.

but not too skinny

or too fat.

they weren't alien arms

alabaster white and

bent like

you see in sketches by hillbillies

who have been

abducted

into UFOs.

no.

they were normal, human

arms, but

very long, i can't say

that enough, she had

very long arms.

they were able to reach 

the ceiling

to clean out the cobwebs

in the air vents, or

to search the top shelf

of the cupboard

to find

that last box of pasta,

or to change

a lightbulb in the hall,

while holding the shade

in her hand.

i miss those arms sometimes.