What the Heart Wants
Aug 5, 2023
The heart wants blood & proper plumbing —
valves,
un-clogged arteries,
electricity thrumming
a steady rhythm.
It’s a muscle
after all
little mouse of soft tissue
no bigger than a fist
wanting us to eschew
the fat,
to move ourselves
in vigorous exercise,
to breath deeply
of life affirming air.
A heart cannot live
on metaphors
that speak of love
and longing;
words best left
to poets
& to time.
