Hand-Me-Down

This hand I inherited came from my mother’s gene pool,

I am sure. My fingers were more than likely given to me

by my father’s side of the family. The index finger on my

left hand is a tell-tale indicator of that for me. I used it on

my own son many times, much as my father had on me—

pointing and waving it as a baton of admonishment to

the threatening chorus of, “You’d best behave, young man,

or else...”

Fortunately, my son was blessed with two daughters, and

was spared from the affliction my father handed down to me.

Chris Hanch 10-21-17