Have you ever taken prescriptions?
My physical was exceptional. My mind
is capable, of oh so many things.
Impressive things.
Have you ever broken any bones?
They have all been rehabilitated and
can do things over time
that few other collections of the same can.
We are going to pull your medical history.
How far back will you look?
I am a changed man and
everyone is young and stupid.
Are you aware that falsifying information is frowned upon?
Are you aware that adversity
is a stud in the wall of
the house civilization and "family" builds?
You can check the boxes however you like.
I feel like there is a "but" in there
not given voice. Is there something else
I should know?
Is there something else we should know?
How much time
would I do if my statements do not match
the foot falls of my history?
Apart from the proven,
the drive, the acumen, the muscle and
the flow, the taste for the adrenal and
the nonstop go, the penchant for the push
at the edges of corporeal paper envelopes,
the tiger behind eyes loose chained and
the erring on the side of the slightly
self sacrificing insane
the fact of the matter remained
that I am psychologically ill equipped
to deal with the storm of enlistment's shit
and admitting that my denial
into the brotherhood
had nothing to do with
the physical or the store house of
knowledge built or train-ability or
shear toughness
and everything to do
with a well documented
glass brain
has been the hardest thing
with which I've had to come to grips.
They are there and
I am here and never
the two should meet
in any configuration of a world
in which we both exist.
