The tale of the Hand and Foot

I could not get to sleep last night

My hand and foot were bickering

over who was the greater

Hand said “I can grasp another hand in friendship”

Foot replied, “I can run from an enemy”

Hand, “I hold the fork”

Foot, “I take you to the market in the first place”

Hand, “well… I can tickle a baby”

Foot, “You have never felt how good it is to be tickled”

Hand, “I can sew delicate tissues in heart surgery”

Foot, “I help loved ones pace the floor in prayer”

Hand, “I wave good bye”

Foot, “I run to greet people we have missed”

Hand, “I can make a fist in anger”

Foot, “ah.. but I can jump for joy”

Hand, “I wipe tears from the eye”

Foot, “I allow people to do an about face”

“You know” said the Hand, “We can argue like this for ever”

Foot, “You can’t stop now, retreating is my job”

“No” said the Hand, ”but tomorrow, we will tell the body to give

someone a hand  and he will be putting his best foot forward”

Foot, “I like that, we both win”

And with that they both fell fast asleep.

Mikeb