plantar_fasciitis tender_square the invisible clout nail has taken up residence in my left heel; i shift my weight right to reduce the pressure that comes with standing still. a radial heat burns nerve fiber and my calf muscle splits, quartered into an axis of ache. i carry on in my hobbled steadiness; at least in dreams my feet twitch with the memory of running fast and free, like the bitch i’ve always been. 211103 ... tender_square mornings are worse; heel bulbous and pounding with first steps. a psychic wound i cannot shake. i have ceased downward dog, willing my body to release, but perhaps i’m not letting enough in. 211108 ... tender_square insoles, stair-step stretches, tension bands, and some kind of brace that looks like a medieval torture device to wear to bed. i roll the underside of my swollen foot on a frozen water bottle, forget how i used to walk before. 211110 what's it to you? who go blather from