Two Destitute Hearts

A Poem

Rebeca Ansar
Nov 3 · 1 min read

him and her
a startling pair

nails on a chalkboard

foreboding, the brittle spine
of undignified love

she and he

ingredients of inclement weather
a tornado asking to be formed

they called it passion
this rush to destroy

this compulsion to showcase
two destitute hearts.

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B.A. South Asian Studies| B.A. Cognitive Science| Exploring the human condition through writing | Hyphenated American |Intersectional Feminist | rebecaansar.com

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