Cat & Mouse

Elizabeth Helmich
Sep 7, 2018 · 2 min read

dedicated to The Muse

Don't promise a star — by Nachlan, on DeviantArt

There are stories within me
that my feet refuse
to run over the pages of.

In the hours between hours
I press your ear against my chest,
turn your head side to side

to see if that might help you
master the rhythms of madness
within my erratic thumps.

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Elizabeth Helmich

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