The Peanut in my Brain
Rattles in its shell a lone marble in a Ball jar
Even in stillness it continues its circular track
Crisp whirring that winds itself down
It might come to rest if my skull is long enough still
But the laws of physics argue against that equilibrium
Each languishing toss of my head searching for comfort
Sets that peanut in motion through the labyrinth of my tissue
Oh that it would grow roots and be still
I would pull it from my soft wormy earth
And grind it down to smear on my morning toast…and be done with it.
–April Resnick
The peanut actually starts as a flower that burrows underground after succumbing to its own weight… But they are oh so good for the heart 😉 XO
So many meanings in that statement. My metaphorical mind is going “nuts.” Tee Hee…