Earrings and Glucosamine Each Day since two towers collapsed in flame and molten metal I have remembered to put on my earrings, to take glucosamine "between meals" and the water the spider plant hanging over the steep stairs. I have remembered birthdays, reached out to the dying and eaten wisely and well. But nightmares gallop into my sleep. During the day I push down those horsemen of the Apocalypse, push them down, out of sight but they rear up before the sunrise in terrifying dreams. The sun rises each morning, I remember to put on my earrings, to take glucosamine "between meals" as my psyche buries my fears until the night.                 Bernalillo, NM                 September, 2001