Extremeties
It’s ok if you hand my heart
back -
I’m glad I put it out there.
I never do that.
Usually, I keep it
to myself
and it beats
in my chest
just to survive;
to send blood
to my organs
and my extremeties
and my ears
where I can hear it,
and it’s as deafening
as water rushing.
I need an engineer
to build a dam.
Comments
incredible imagery,
sigh a haunting ouchie piece.
I read the first paragraph, and was caught. It is great work a nice read :)
Don’t we all?
I see the wisdom in the first stanza, but it still makes me clutch my arms across my chest in protection. Your words always elicit a strong reaction from me, Luke, and I couldn’t ask for more from writing.
Ouchie yes. First paragraph caught me too.. Perfect.
I’m new to this.
I like it very much. It resonates with me.
Excellent