Hook-Hand

He has a hook-hand

and it is perfect for

wrapping around your neck

and pulling you close

so he can whisper in your ear

and tell you how badly you hurt your team

by screwing up.

He has a hook-hand

not a metal one but a fleshy one.

It's just a regular hand

and arm

but misshapen. Truth be told

his hand got caught under his armpit

in the womb

and his bones fused together.

He has a hook-hand

and he claps with the palm of his "regular" hand

and the back of the hook-hand.

He uses the hook-hand to hold the phone,

so he can jot down things with the "regular" hand.

He has a hook-hand

and it isn't a disability. 

Because according to hook-handed men,

"it's not a disability if you are born with it!

If you had to go your whole life with it

learn to tie your shoes with it

and carry a football with it,

then it's not a disability!"

He has a hook-hand

and when he was younger he would hide the hook-hand

behind his back

before wrestling matches

in high school.

When it was time to shake hands before the match

he would hold out the hook-hand

and freak out opponents.

He would then use that same hook-hand

to hook necks and hook legs

and he went to the state wrestling championships.

He has a hook-hand

and a terrible offensive philosophy

and slanted eyebrows

and kind of a bad temper.

And he's someone else's problem now.

I served my four years.