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Diabetic Service Dog

Bradley Bates

1.
With all decisions made,
two kitties, cleaning each other
at the end of the bed,
will move to my wife’s friend’s
from work. In the mean time,
we will move to my folk’s
and with two of our other
cats. My diabetic service dog
will move in with us
once my number
on the waiting list arises.
An expensive endeavor,
time of three full years when
the trainer returns every
90 days for more training.
I’ll pay a total fee to help save
my life and allow me to drive,
again. My bad luck totaling
four or five cars and harming
another,
it’s been over a year since
touching the wheel of fire.
It’s been too long living
alone with thoughts in my head
no one could understand--
for my sugars to be low
and not high, but in normal
ranges--my brittle form
hangs on low and high
extremes--I need the signals
from someone who can
recognize in advance
the true balance within.
To smell the acid in
the stomach can claim
the prize inside
the healing balm unrecognizable
by myself or its organs,
and when my lab puppy
begins her connection with me,
I’ve claimed her name
and she’ll claim my life.

2.
Kai jumps into the diabetic river
to alert Bradley when sugars
run low or high, like a fever.

Diabetes dominates families.
Everyone plays a part, like
the climax in a song, especially
one low in tone and pressure.

Families who can’t help
get sent to the prison of their
minds in black and white
dreams. And silent like Chaplain.

A reaction sends one to the base
of a tree to play air guitar.

Insulin’s birth, 100 years ago,
began the intelligent dissection
for a cure. Diabetics live and die
based on a bullet of control.



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