the leg in REM mode

my left leg

is asleep.

deep in REM mode.

it's thick and heavy with

pins and needles.

i've sat in one

position too long.

i stumble as i try

to get

up and leave.

i wonder

if it dreams

of running, of walking,

going up

stairs.

doing jumping jacks,

or lining up

a ball to kick

into the blue sky

of air.

i sense it needs coffee,

needs time,

needs a little bit of 

TLC

to get it back and going.

slowly i shake it out

and limp

to the coffee shop like

an old soldier,

coming home from a war.