Perhaps the earth is floating, br I do not know. br Perhaps the stars are little paper cutups br made by some giant scissors, br I do not know. br Perhaps the moon is a frozen tear, br I do not know. br Perhaps God is only a deep voice br heard by the deaf, br I do not know. br br Perhaps I am no one. br True, I have a body br and I cannot escape from it. br I would like to fly out of my head, br but that is out of the question. br It is written on the tablet of destiny br that I am stuck here in this human form. br That being the case br I would like to call attention to my problem. br br There is an animal inside me, br clutiching fast to my heart, br a huge carb. br The doctors of Boston br have thrown up their hands. br They have tried scalpels, br needles, poison gasses adn the like. br The crab remains. br It is a great weight. br I try to forget it, go about my business, br cook the broccoli, open the shut books, br brush my teeth and tie my shoes. br I have tried prayer br but as I pray the crab grips harder br and the pain enlarges. br br I had a dream once, br perhaps it was a dream, br that the crab was my ignorance of God. br But who am I to believe in dreams? br br br Anonymous submission.