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Hitching Post

At first it seemed weird

folks carrying others on their shoulders

arms hanging down like scarves

(thoughtful riders made sure to match)

heads wobbling like a cud-chewing cow

glassy stares & drool

they can walk, can't they?

So many other questions:

squat or duck in doorways?

Turing card. Up to date?

Which entity hangs in the closet until use?

Which trades which in for a new model?

Now we've all got 'em

comfortably settled on antimacassars

on shoulders & crown

they reach the high cabinets
& shelves, so that's handy

stool & ladder sales hit rock

bottom

I'll never drag anything out from under

a bed or dresser on my own again

shoes last forever, or not long at all

but there are so many mouths to feed

and just the other day

an uncle got jammed up

lost his head.