Sissy's Brother
When they were young, she taught
her brother to kneel and kiss her feet.
Now, the ritual has diminished
to a foot rub.
When he visits, she raises her foot,
and he mumbles something like:
Sissy, you are crazy.
Then dutifully sits beside her.
Sometimes, she wonders why
she bothers to ask --
he is the worst foot rubber.
But, after he does the obligatory
chore, she remembers;
it’s the way his fingers always touch
her sole, and heel.
