Sharon thanks for that -I was thinking along those lines recently -especially when trying to push myself too much P -----Original Message----- From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of sharon brogan Sent: 22 February 2012 18:34 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: habit snap *it's habit that holds me together, rising as the east window pales into morning the body responds to requirements of the moment: nutrition, hydration elimination the dog's demands the cats' insistence the pull of addictions caffeine, nicotine grey rain washes away the snow beyond closed shutters, crows call from far away it's habit that holds us together, hearts in their cages, sliced and shredded, but holding, holding * -- sharon brogan http://www.sbpoet.com http://www.sbpoet.net http://smallpoems.sbpoet.net 406.578.1788