Hands

Strong, certain hands
Fingers and palms
Pockmarked with scars
Worn
Thick knuckled
Fingernails cropped short
These are hands I trust
My fathers hands
Guiding a wheel
As we lumber along one highway
Or another
Keeping us true to our course
Holding steady a nail
Bringing a hammer down
Guiding a carving knife
Piecing together a project
Finger straight,
Admonishing
Punctuating a point
Gentle,
Steady,
Running over an injury
Healing
Hands I trust
My fathers hands