Hoof Abscess
Jackson is in pain.
A foreign body is fighting to escape his hoof
(a piece of gravel perhaps).
I stand next to him in the pasture,
his hoof soaking in warm salty water
in the big brick red bucket.
I gently massage the shoulder crease
where I know he holds tension.
He sighs, drops his head and closes his eyes.
Tears prick the back of mine.
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