the ninja turtle arm

one time i first moved to chicago and waited for eddy in the alley.
cold in the middle of the winter in 2005, probably januaryish.
we went together to work in hoffman estates, ~25 miles.

i saw a hint of colour beneath a sheet of ice.
promptly i picked away with my knife.
what was i after, so i went faster.

finally, i had extracted my prize.
ninja turtle arm, of small size.
i was a happy boy that day.




















one ninja turtle arm.
sitting on a guitar pick.
i felt something on my foot.

tonight after i swept and cleaned.
i was sorting all kinds of tiny things.
this carpooling memory had disappeared.

happy to have found it once more, this material item which i adore.