STICKY FLOORS
- Jul 24
- 1 min read
By Deborah Humphrey
A doctor tells me you can assess the level of a woman’s depression based on the stickiness of her kitchen floor.
I walk barefoot
by the cooker
my feet stick
I stand for years
A lingering
examination
of the torso
the doctor declares
depression
psycho-
somatic
hysteria
Uncurable
After a time
I am placed
in the museum
for wax-work dolls
Doctors pass
sometimes they poke
watch me blink
a new doll arrives
Feet raw
from years
on kitchen floors
doctors smile
admire the new exhibit
begin their work